WATFORD are poised to net Sven Kums in an £8.5million move from Gent – before immediately loaning him out to sister club Udinese.
The Pozzo family own both clubs and Spanish outfit Granada, with the Italian chiefs set to land the uncapped Belgian midfielder, 28, on a five-year deal before making use of him in Italy.
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It is likely to be a move that irritates Hornets fans – with a serious wad of cash being splashed on a player that will not be able to help them as they go in search of their first Premier League win of the campaign.
If they can clinch a deal soon it will mean they have spent over £15m in the last week – having brought in right-back Daryl Janmaat for £7m yesterday.
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According to reports in Belgium, Kums is now set to sign a contract until 2021.
He was voted the Belgian Pro League’s player of the year in 2015 as he helped Gent clinch the title for the first time in their history.
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The Anderlecht youth product made 52 appearances them last season, scoring twice in the Champions League as Gent reached the last 16.
It has been a busy summer for new Hornets boss Walter Mazzarri, whose biggest signing so far has been £13m former Juventus midfield ace Roberto Pereyra.
Younes Kaboul has arrived from Sunderland, with Jerome Sinclair, Christian Kabasele, Isaac Success, Juan Camilo Zuniga and Brice Dja Djedje are the other men in through the Vicarage Road door.
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