The 22-year-old, who can play in defence as well, will wear the No.14 jersey for the Hornets.
Watford midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah (Photo: www.watfordfc.com)
Watford have signed Chelsea midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah on a permanent transfer for a reported fee of £5 million, the Hornets confirmed.
“Nathaniel Chalobah has sealed a permanent return to Watford from Chelsea, the Hornets are delighted to confirm,” a statement by Watford read.
“The England Under-21 international midfielder has signed a five-year deal at Vicarage Road and joins for an undisclosed fee,” the club stated.
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The 22-year-old, who can play in defence as well, will wear the No.14 jersey for the Hornets.
Born in Sierra Leone, the 6'1 midfielder was at Fulham’s academy before switching to Chelsea’s youth setup in 2005. Chalobah made his senior debut for Chelsea in the 2016-17 season after spending loan spells with notably, Watford, Burnley and Napoli, among others.
The Blues had reportedly offered him a contract extension but the lure of playing regular football under new manger Marco Silva proved to be telling in the end as he departed Stamford Bridge having played for the first-team just 10 times.
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