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Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n

Watford are closing in on the signing of Udinese defender William Troost-Ekong, as per a report by Sport Witness.<\/p>\n

The Hornets are set to strengthen their defence by bringing the defender to Vicarage Road from Serie A.<\/p>\n

Troost-Ekong, who is 27 years old, is a Nigeria international with 42 caps to his name and is valued at \u00a32.8 million on\u00a0Transfermarkt.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Watford are looking for some new signings before the end of the transfer window after starting life back in the Championship with a win and a draw in their opening two games.<\/p>\n

Troost-Ekong has been on the books at Udinese for the past two years and has made 66 appearances in all competitions for the Italian side.<\/p>\n

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He spent time as a youngster in London playing for the academies at Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur before moving to Holland to join FC Groningen.<\/p>\n

The 6ft 3inc centre-back then moved onto Gent in 2015 and stayed with the Belgian Pro League outfit for two seasons, one of which he spent in Norway on loan at FK Haudesund.<\/p>\n

Troost-Ekong then continued his travels with a year in Turkey at Bursaspor before joining Udinese in 2018.<\/p>\n

He is now poised to move to the Championship to join Watford, with Vladimir Ivic\u2019s side looking to seal a deal for him over the coming days.<\/p>\n

It is set to be a busy couple of weeks ahead for the Hornets with both comings and goings expected.<\/p>\n

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