Opinion: Watford should enter race for 24-year-old as Man Utd eye transfer for Hornets man

After failing to hold on to their place in the Premier League last season, Watford will be a Championship club once again when the new EFL season begins in just over one month’s time.

The Hornets have spent decent money on individuals in years gone by, but a change in approach by bringing in Forest Green Rovers head coach Rob Edwards could see a switch-up in terms of transfer business as well.

There’s currently a lot of foreign, non-home grown talent on the books at Vicarage Road, and we’ve already seen the first player depart in Cucho Hernandez to Columbus Crew this week – Philip Zinckernagel looks set to follow him out of the door to Olympiakos.

They won’t be the only two, with Ismaila Sarr and Emmanuel Dennis likely to depart, as well as a whole host of other faces that will probably not be around when the new season begins against Sheffield United on July 30.

One perhaps surprise deal that is set to happen is Daniel Bachmann – who spent the majority of last season as back-up to Ben Foster – heading to the giants of Manchester United as a back-up goalkeeper.

Watford are set to receive around £4 million for the Austrian if the deal is completed, and that opens up a slot in-between the sticks under Edwards.

With Ben Foster released this summer, it leaves the experienced Rob Elliott, 23-year-old Swede Pontus Dahlberg – who hasn’t exactly impressed in League One on loan at Doncaster Rovers and Gillingham, and January recruit Maduka Okoye, who arrives from Sparta Rotterdam with 19 Nigeria caps to his name and could potentially be the first-choice next season.

We don’t know what Edwards’ thought process is though regarding the goalkeeping situation, and whilst that remains, the Hornets could do worse than enter the race for