Super Eagles goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye, has signed a five-and-a-half year deal with Premier League club, Watford.
The deal according to the Hornets will begin on January 1, 2022.
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“Watford FC is pleased to announce that it has reached agreement to sign highly-rated young goalkeeper Maduka Okoye, on a five-and-a-half year deal that will begin on January 1, 2022,” read a statement on the club’s website on Monday.
The Nigeria international joins the Hornets for an undisclosed fee from Eredivisie outfit Sparta Rotterdam, to where he will return on loan until the end of the 2021/22 campaign.
He becomes the fourth Nigerian at the club after William Troost-Ekong, Oghenekaro Etebo and Emmanuel Dennis.
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The 22-year-old who won Sparta’s Player of the Season award last term for a string of stellar performances, helping his side claim an eighth-place finish in the league said,
“I’m overwhelmed to sign for Watford, to play in the Premier League is something I’ve been dreaming about since I was a little boy,” Okoye wrote on Instagram.
“I can’t wait to get started with the team upcoming season 2022/2023. I wish the club all the best for the rest of the season. See you soon.”
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