Watford are emerging as serious contenders to sign Saido Berahino and are set to make an official bid this week.

Berahino is high on Watford’s list of summer targets and new head coach Walter Mazzarri is ready to rival Stoke City in the chase to sign the West Bromwich Albion striker.

The England under-21 international will be allowed to leave the Hawthorns for a fee of around £20million and it is believed Watford are ready to table an offer over the next few days.

Stoke have been in negotiations over a possible deal for Berahino for the past three weeks but are reluctant to pay over £15million for a player with only one year left on his contract.