Pereyra finished last season in impressive form and has begun this campaign where he left off

Roberto Pereyra gives his address as “London, made in Argentina”. One of the stars of the opening weekend of the Premier League, after two eye-catching goals for Watford against Brighton & Hove Albion, Pereyra enjoys life in England and posts smiling selfies outside Big Ben, but the memory of overcoming adversity in his early years drives him.

He was made specifically in Barrio Soeme, “always chasing a football” in San Miguel de Tucumán, 800 miles by road from Buenos Aires. Such are his roots deep in the city that he is known as “El Tucu” to many back home. At Watford, they love “Maxi”, whether fans thrilling to his attacking to training ground canteen staff, such as Linnette and Sharon, who smother him in huge