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Liverpool whizz kid Jerome Sinclair is poised to join Watford.

Sinclair, 19, is out of contract at the end of the season, negotiations have stalled and Liverpool are ready to cash in now.

Dutch club Groningen, Espanyol and Manchester City have kept tabs on the situation.

But Watford have emerged as front runners and they do not want to wait until the summer when Sinclair will be a free agent.

Liverpool will only be due compensation in the summer but Watford are willing to pay a fee now rather than risk missing out.