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Scottish Sun
01-07-2025
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Watford goalkeeper Dan Bachmann told he can leave on free transfer despite having THREE YEARS left on contract
BACH IN BLACK Watford goalkeeper Dan Bachmann told he can leave on free transfer despite having THREE YEARS left on contract WATFORD keeper Dan Bachmann is set to leave the club on a free transfer despite having three years left on his contract. The Championship club are looking to reduce costs ahead of the start of the season. 2 Dan Bachmann is set to leave Watford on a free transfer Credit: Alamy Bachmann, 30, has been at Vicarage Road for eight years but has been told that he can find a new club due to the size of his wages. And Watford are even happy to avoid demanding a transfer fee to get him off their books as soon as possible. The Austrian international, who has played 138 times for the Hornets, has attracted interest from Wrexham and Salzburg. Uruguayan boss Paulo Pezzolano has only just taken over at Watford from Tom Cleverley, who was sacked after last season. READ MORE IN FOOTBALL Deutsche MarC Bayern 'consider shock Rashford move' as Man Utd's asking price revealed And star midfielder Imran Louza has rocked the club by saying he wants to leave immediately. Louza joined from Nantes in 2021 for £9million but is now worth about £12m. He signed a new contract in 2023 with his deal running to 2028. Louza was named Watford's Player of the Year last season. BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS But the Hornets remain in full support of new boss Pezzolano. Following his arrival last month, sporting director Gian Luca Nani said: "Paulo has a hugely impressive track record working with young players, which is essential when you look at the age profile of our squad. Dan Bachmann shows his goalkeeping talent at Watford training 2 "He has had success at virtually every club, including league titles and promotions, but it is his work on the training ground that impressed the most when we undertook our research. "He has innovative ideas and processes which he transmits passionately to the players. "We believe Paulo is the leader we need as we refocus ahead of the new season. "He is fully aware of our ambitions and determination to push for promotion and embraces that challenge."
The Irish Sun
01-07-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Watford goalkeeper Dan Bachmann told he can leave on free transfer despite having THREE YEARS left on contract
WATFORD keeper Dan Bachmann is set to leave the club on a free transfer despite having three years left on his contract. The Championship club are looking to reduce costs ahead of the start of the season. Advertisement 2 Dan Bachmann is set to leave Watford on a free transfer Credit: Alamy Bachmann, 30, has been at Vicarage Road for eight years but has been told that he can find a new club due to the size of his wages. And The Austrian international, who has played 138 times for the Hornets, has attracted interest from Wrexham and Salzburg. Uruguayan boss Advertisement READ MORE IN FOOTBALL And star midfielder Louza joined from Nantes in 2021 for £9million but is now worth about £12m. He signed a new contract in 2023 with his deal running to 2028. Louza was named Watford's Player of the Year last season. Advertisement Most read in Championship Breaking BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS But the Hornets remain in full support of new boss Pezzolano. Following his arrival last month, sporting director Gian Luca Nani said: "Paulo has a hugely impressive track record working with young players, which is essential when you look at the age profile of our squad. Dan Bachmann shows his goalkeeping talent at Watford training 2 Advertisement "He has had success at virtually every club, including league titles and promotions, but it is his work on the training ground that impressed the most when we undertook our research. "He has innovative ideas and processes which he transmits passionately to the players. "We believe Paulo is the leader we need as we refocus ahead of the new season. "He is fully aware of our ambitions and determination to push for promotion and embraces that challenge." Advertisement
The Sun
01-07-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Watford goalkeeper Dan Bachmann told he can leave on free transfer despite having THREE YEARS left on contract
WATFORD keeper Dan Bachmann is set to leave the club on a free transfer despite having three years left on his contract. The Championship club are looking to reduce costs ahead of the start of the season. 2 Bachmann, 30, has been at Vicarage Road for eight years but has been told that he can find a new club due to the size of his wages. And Watford are even happy to avoid demanding a transfer fee to get him off their books as soon as possible. The Austrian international, who has played 138 times for the Hornets, has attracted interest from Wrexham and Salzburg. Uruguayan boss Paulo Pezzolano has only just taken over at Watford from Tom Cleverley, who was sacked after last season. And star midfielder Imran Louza has rocked the club by saying he wants to leave immediately. Louza joined from Nantes in 2021 for £9million but is now worth about £12m. He signed a new contract in 2023 with his deal running to 2028. Louza was named Watford's Player of the Year last season. But the Hornets remain in full support of new boss Pezzolano. Following his arrival last month, sporting director Gian Luca Nani said: "Paulo has a hugely impressive track record working with young players, which is essential when you look at the age profile of our squad. Dan Bachmann shows his goalkeeping talent at Watford training 2 "He has had success at virtually every club, including league titles and promotions, but it is his work on the training ground that impressed the most when we undertook our research. "He has innovative ideas and processes which he transmits passionately to the players. "We believe Paulo is the leader we need as we refocus ahead of the new season. "He is fully aware of our ambitions and determination to push for promotion and embraces that challenge."
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
New keeper makes Bachmann departure even more likely
The arrival of Nathan Baxter will almost certainly see the departure of fellow goalkeeper Dan Bachmann. Despite some confusion among fans, first-choice keeper Egil Selvik is going nowhere this summer: the Norwegian international signed a three-and-a-half year contract in January when he moved from Udinese. Advertisement That takes him through to the end of the 2027/28 season, and the club have the option to extend that by a further year. 'During the winter my contract ran out with my former club, so I was going to move,' he explained in an interview with The Watford Observer in March. 'I talked with a lot of clubs, both here in the Championship and in other places in Europe. 'Udinese came to me quite late actually, but we had good talks and they told me about the situation they have where they co-operate with Watford. 'They said there might be a possibility for me at Watford as well, it just came a bit earlier than I expected. Advertisement 'When Gian Luca Nani called me to ask about it I could have said no, but it was my decision. 'I felt good about Watford and it felt like a nice move.' Selvik's arrival in January certainly made the Hornets stronger at the back - the 27-year-old kept six clean sheets in 16 games during the second half of the season, and has firmly established himself as the man in possession of the shirt. While much attention, and indeed angst, was focussed on the club not giving Tom Cleverley an extra striker or another midfielder in the winter transfer window, they certainly provided him with a very good keeper. Advertisement And now Baxter's arrival yesterday means Watford have three senior stoppers on their books, and so the departure of Bachmann seems the anticipated solution to having one of that trio watching each game from the stands. The Hornets also have Alfie Marriott, who sat on the bench 10 times last season, and Myles Roberts – he had an impressive 21-game loan spell with Partick Thistle before spending the second half of the season at Bristol Rovers without making an appearance. Then there are the likes of Jonathan Macaulay, Gabriel Ortelli and Roraigh Browne who shared Under-21 duties last season. Bachmann, who will turn 31 next month, made 22 appearances last season but had clearly lost the trust of a lot of fans. Advertisement He signed a new five-year contract in July 2023 and was named as captain by the then head coach Valerien Ismael. His most recent appearance for the Hornets was on January 4 in the 2-1 home defeat to Sheffield United, and that could well turn out to be his last as the Austrian will understandably want to play first-team football.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Goalkeeper seems set to be second signing of the summer
Goalkeeper Nathan Baxter looks set to follow Hector Kyprianou through the door at London Colney as Watford continue to do early summer business. The 26-year-old's contract with the League One side ends on June 30, and manager Steven Schumacher has chosen to release him. Should the deal be completed, it will almost certainly mean some goalkeeping exits from Vicarage Road. January signing Egil Selvik established himself as first choice during the second half of the season, and if Baxter arrives then it seems likely Dan Bachmann will be looking for a move. The Austrian international signed a five-year contract two years ago, but at 30 he will want first-team football. In the final few games of last season Alfie Marriott, 21, sat on the bench for the first team when Bachmann was injured, and the Hornets also have 23-year-old Myles Roberts who had a highly-successful loan spell with Partick Thistle last season before being recalled and sent out to Bristol Rovers in January, where he didn't play a single minute. There are also three keepers in the current Under-21 squad: England Under-18 international Jonathan Macaulay, Gabriel Ortelli – who made his debut for Cyprus Under-21s this season – and Roraigh Browne. Likely new man Baxter has been at the Trotters since the summer of 2023, departing Chelsea after 17 long years, and arrived at the Toughsheet Community Stadium to be Ian Evatt's first-choice goalkeeper. He was ever-present in League One when fit in his debut year at Wanderers as they lost out in the play-off final to Oxford United, but it has been more of a mixed campaign in 2024-25, having been dropped by Evatt towards the end of his time in charge of the club, and under Steven Schumacher he only got back into the starting 11 in March. Born in central London, Baxter playing football with non-league side Cray Wanderers but, by the age of eight, he had joined Chelsea and progressed through their Academy ranks. An FA Youth Cup and UEFA Youth League winner in 2015/16, Baxter began to gain senior playing experience through a series of loan moves. Spells with Metropolitan Police and Solihull Moors preceded a season with Woking where he made 48 appearances. He spent the 2018/19 campaign with Yeovil Town, where during his 38 appearances he set a new club record by keeping six consecutive clean sheets – Baxter didn't concede a goal for more than 10 hours. At the end of his time with Yeovil he won five club awards, including Player of the Season and Young Player of the Season. Loans at Ross County and Accrington Stanley followed, before Baxter spent two seasons on loan with Hull City, chalking up 30 senior appearances. In June 2023, Chelsea announced Baxter would be leaving when his contract expired, and he signed for Bolton, with reports at the time suggesting he turned down a move to Maccabi Haifa.
