Watford Thankful To Middlesbrough For Signing Flop Iheanacho- Reports

Watford Thankful To Boro For Signing Flop Iheanacho- Reports

Ibrahim Lateef

According to a report on Football League World (FLW), Watford must be thankful that Boro beat them to sign Super Eagles ace Kelechi Iheanacho from Sevilla, BSNSports.com.ng has sourced.

Middlesbrough and Watford FC spent the winter window battling over the signature of the Nigerian.

The former Leicester City man struggled to make an impact for his new side Sevilla, after moving there on a free transfer from the Foxes in the summer.

He was seeking a loan move for the remainder of the season in January, and Boro were the ones to win that battle.

But late in the window, Middlesbrough swooped in to land Iheanacho on a temporary contract, following Emmanuel Latte Lath’s £22m move to MLS side Atalanta United.

It was something of a gut-punch for Watford, who are lacking an out-and-out goalscorer with only Vakoun Issouf Bayo on double figures in the Championship for Watford.

But given the start Iheanacho made in Middlesbrough, it might have been a blessing in disguise for the Hornets.

Given part of Iheanacho’s remit must have been to come in and replace the goals lost in Latte Lath, he has some work to do to get anywhere near the 11 strikes the Ivorian left before.

In Iheanacho’s first seven outings for Boro, including five starts, he has failed to score a single goal.