Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye has admitted that it was the trust of Watford FC owner Gino Pozzo that won him over to the EPL side.
Okoye who is currently the starting goalkeeper at Sparta Rotterdam after a free transfer from Fortuna Düsseldorf will soon be arriving at Watford.
The Hornets have spent just over £6.3m on the 22-year-old, who already has 13 caps for Nigeria, but he will not be coming to the club until the beginning of next season. He is expected to return on loan to Sparta after the transfer is officialised, where he will finish the current campaign.
Okoye sat down with Transfermarkt in Germany to talk about the transfer, explaining that when a club like Watford comes knocking, ‘you just have to do it.’
He said: “Watford with club owner Gino Pozzo simply won me over, with the talks and the trust. They brought me as number one for the Premier League and the Championship.
“I believe in the quality of the team. I pray and hope they stay up. It has to work with this manager.”
One of the main attractions for Okoye was the fact Watford is so near to London, a city he loves, as well as the fact he will be playing with fellow Nigeria internationals William Troost-Ekong, Peter Etebo, and Emmanuel Dennis.
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