Gossip: Blues eye Hornets' Georgian ace
Watford midfielder Giorgi Chakvetadze is wanted by Premier League new boys Sunderland and Burnley, with Birmingham also keen on the Georgian midfielder, 25, who is valued around £5m. (Sunderland Echo)
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