Watford will complete the signing of forward Ignacio Pussetto from Udinese in the next 48 hours, The Athletic can exclusively reveal.



The Argentine winger will become the club’s first signing of the January transfer window and it’s understood he’ll join for a fee in the region of £15 million and sign a five-year deal.



Watford’s hierarchy watched the 3-0 victory from the directors’ box at Bournemouth and then made their way back to Hertfordshire to conclude talks with the player’s representative.



Pussetto, meanwhile, came on as substitute after 62 minutes in Udinese’s 3-0 victory over Sassuolo on Sunday. It’s expected that he will fly to London tomorrow and, subject to the final contractual details being concluded, have a medical before being able to join up with his new team-mates this week.



Naturally as the move is taking place between two clubs that are owned by the same family — the...