Watford have revived their bid to sign Stevenage's teenage centre-back Ben Wilmot.

The 18-year-old was the subject of a £500,000 offer from the Vicarage Road club in January but they cooled their interest after failing to agree on a fee with Stevenage wanting £1million.

Wilmot impressed playing in League Two and for England U19s which also prompted interest from Brighton, Brentford, Tottenham and Arsenal.

Ben Wilmot impressed for Stevenage as they drew against Reading on Saturday afternoon

He was withdrawn from the first team squad last month however, as teams continued to try and negotiate with Stevenage.

Watford want to strengthen through the spine of their squad though see Wilmot as one for the future.

Stevenage chairman Phil Wallace has previously said Wilmot is ‘a defender that will play at the highest level’ in programme notes.

Clearly the likes of Liverpool and the Gunners think the same, having sent scouts to watch him in previous encounters.