It is expected to be another summer of change at Watford and one of the first things for new head coach Marco Silva to decide could be the future of captain Troy Deeney.

West Brom are ready to bid more than £20m for Deeney and offer him a contract worth £100,000 per week. The 28-year-old has been an integral figure at Vicarage Road for seven years but was often on the bench and seemed disillusioned under Walter Mazzarri.

Funds will be available and Silva will expect the club to strengthen a squad that under-achieved in finishing 17th.

Silva will consider signing some of his former players at Hull, including goalkeeper Eldin Jakupovic, and expect the successful Watford scouting network to find more players like Roberto Pereyra.

M’Baye Niang has decided not to make his loan move from AC Milan permanent so another forward is likely to come in.

