Abdoylaye Doucoure joins WatfordFC

French midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure has signed a four-and-a-half year deal with Watford FC.

He joins the Hornets from Rennes.

Ighalo dismisses Madrid link

Odion Ighalo, Nigerian and Watford striker

Watford striker, Odion Ighlo, has dismissed speculation linking him with a move to Spanish side, Atletico Madrid.

The Nigerian international’s terrific form this season has seen him attract interest from the Spanish capital after his impressive start to his debut season in the Premier League. “I want to finish the season strongly with Watford and prove that we have a good bunch of players here. When the focus is on a strong finish, transfer talk won’t get to you”, the striker said.

Ighalo has scored 14 goals this season and has formed a terrifying strike partnership with Troy Deeney. His goals have lifted his side to the top-half of the table. He added that he was keen to get the disappointment of the Tottenham result out of the way with a good result in the next game against Manchester City. “We didn’t get the result we deserved against Tottenham but we want to put it right against Man City – that’s what is in front of me right now,” Ighalo told the BBC.