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9 hours ago
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Gossip: Watford to re-sign loan duo
Watford are set to sign Udinese defender James Abankwah, 21, and Chelsea left-back Caleb Wiley, 20, on loan again for the 2025-26 campaign after they both spent the second half of last season with the Hornets. (Sky Sports), external Read Friday's full gossip column for more EFL transfer rumoursFollow the gossip column on BBC Sport
Yahoo
23-02-2025
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Win over Luton 'massive'
Watford defender James Abankwah hailed their three points against Luton at Vicarage Road as "massive" following five successive home defeats. The 21-year-old kept his place alongside Kevin Keben at the heart of the Hornets' defence, although both had to go off in the second half, as they kept their eighth clean sheet of the season. "It was important for the team and the fans to get this win. Once we got the first goal it settled us down and we then pushed on to get the second goal and after that everyone was a bit more relaxed and calm," the Dubliner told BBC Three Counties Radio. "I thought me and Kevin did quite well in the last game and but Mattie (Pollock) is also a very good player as well and today when he was called upon (as a substitute), he was brilliant. "We've got plenty of cover and it's good to have that competitiveness around that centre-back position and we just push each other each day in training to get the best out of each other." Watford are ninth in the table ahead of Saturday's trip to Stoke City, but Abankwah added: "We're not thinking too far ahead - just take it game by game and keep doing our best."
BBC News
23-02-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Win over Luton 'massive'
Watford defender James Abankwah hailed their three points against Luton at Vicarage Road as "massive" following five successive home 21-year-old kept his place alongside Kevin Keben at the heart of the Hornets' defence, although both had to go off in the second half, as they kept their eighth clean sheet of the season. "It was important for the team and the fans to get this win. Once we got the first goal it settled us down and we then pushed on to get the second goal and after that everyone was a bit more relaxed and calm," the Dubliner told BBC Three Counties Radio."I thought me and Kevin did quite well in the last game and but Mattie (Pollock) is also a very good player as well and today when he was called upon (as a substitute), he was brilliant. "We've got plenty of cover and it's good to have that competitiveness around that centre-back position and we just push each other each day in training to get the best out of each other."Watford are ninth in the table ahead of Saturday's trip to Stoke City, but Abankwah added: "We're not thinking too far ahead - just take it game by game and keep doing our best."
BBC News
05-02-2025
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- BBC News
An underwhelming Watford transfer window
In the end, it was a disappointing January transfer window for Watford. It started slowly with one or two comings and goings but head coach Tom Cleverley assured us that was the norm and last week promised two new signings - one of them a "ready-made" Championship Watford fans got was a young Chelsea left-back with undoubted potential but unlikely to be fit for a while due to a shoulder injury. And that was it. The experienced signing didn't materialise, leaving Hornets supporters deeply all, across the month, the outgoings outweighed the incomings. Centre-back James Abankwah looks a good signing but the business, or lack of it, leaves Watford painfully light and lacking in real striker situation is deeply concerning, particularly with Vakoun Bayo suspended for the next three games. Teenager Mamadou Doumbia is the only other recognised striker and, despite showing promising signs of potential, he's Kwadwo Baah out injured for another couple of months, Watford are also lacking creativity and pace. Any injuries down the spine of the team would really hurt the Hornets trading has been limited and it's been an underwhelming transfer window. Supporters have expressed their concern and Cleverley hasn't got what he thought he was going to take some effort to get Watford back involved in the play-off race and one does wonder why there appears to be a lack of ambition from the club's board and have been stories Gino Pozzo is open to selling the club and this window does nothing to dampen those on Sunderland v Watford on 103.8FM Saturday 12.30pm
