Opinion: Watford player sales only make sense if this happens

There is a new era underway at Watford.

The hiring of new head coach Rob Edwards marks a change in philosophy for the Hornets, who are looking to shake the ‘hire and fire’ tag that they have been labelled with since Gino Pozzo took over the club a decade ago.

Whether or not Edwards will be afforded the time to build something remains to be seen, but all of the noises coming out of Vicarage Road suggest a genuine change of approach from the Hornets hierarchy.

With that being said, owner Gino Pozzo, CEO and Chairman Scott Duxbury and head coach Rob Edwards have a busy summer ahead as they look to construct a squad capable of what they hope will be another immediate return to the Premier League.

That being said, player sales are absolutely necessary following a relegation and Watford are no exception. However, the Hornets must ensure that they re-invest the fees they receive for certain players, otherwise, they may as well keep hold of them.

For example, everybody at the club likely accepts that Ismaila Sarr and Emmanuel Dennis are set to leave this summer.

The two players are Premier League quality and key assets for the Hornets as they look to re-coup some of the finances lost by dropping down to the second-tier.

Plenty of clubs are said to be interested in the pair, and it sounds as though Watford will be asking for somewhere in the region of £45 million for the duo.

Nobody is expecting Watford to go out and re-invest all or even most of this money, in fact, most probably expect it will merely soften the financial blow that relegation brings.

However, other reported player sales are a different story.

With Colombian Cucho Hernandez’s sale to Columbus Crew said to be done, and reports that the club are willing to listen