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Watford - transfers & net spend
Watford signed 13 players for $17,128,160 and sold 17 for $3,529,791 in the 2026/27 window. Their current wage bill is on the Watford salaries page.
SPENT $17,128,160
RECEIVED $3,529,791
NET SPEND $13,598,369
MOVES 30
Data as of the 2026/27 window, the most recent transfer window held for Watford.
2026/27
$17,128,160 spent · $3,529,791 received · net spend $13,598,369Signings 13
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federico Ravaglia | $8,101,157 | Bologna FC 1909 | Goalkeeper | 26 | Italy |
| Martín Payero | $4,629,232 | Udinese Calcio | Central Midfield | 27 | Argentina/Italy |
| Iker Bravo | $4,397,771 | Udinese Calcio | Centre-Forward | 21 | Spain |
| Alfie Marriott | Loan ended | Chelmsford City | Goalkeeper | 22 | England |
| Daniel Bachmann | Loan ended | Leyton Orient | Goalkeeper | 31 | Austria |
| Gabriel Ortelli | Undisclosed | Watford FC U21 | Goalkeeper | 20 | Cyprus/Italy |
| Jordan Zemura | Loan | Udinese Calcio | Left-Back | 26 | Zimbabwe/England |
| Jorge Hurtado | Loan ended | Millonarios FC | Centre-Forward | 22 | Colombia |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | Undisclosed | Udinese Calcio | Centre-Forward | 23 | Denmark |
| Myles Roberts | Loan ended | Walsall FC | Goalkeeper | 24 | England |
| Omar Traoré | Undisclosed | Udinese Calcio | Right-Back | 28 | Germany/Togo |
| Sam Walker | Undisclosed | Bradford City | Goalkeeper | 34 | England |
| Tom Dele-Bashiru | Loan ended | Genclerbirligi Ankara | Defensive Midfield | 26 | Nigeria/England |
Departures 17
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | $2,951,136 | Udinese Calcio | Attacking Midfield | 26 | Georgia |
| Tom Dele-Bashiru | $578,655 | Aris Thessaloniki | Defensive Midfield | 26 | Nigeria/England |
| Alfie Marriott | Loan | Chelmsford City | Goalkeeper | 22 | England |
| Egil Selvik | Loan | Stade Brestois 29 | Goalkeeper | 29 | Norway |
| Formose Mendy | Loan ended | FC Lorient | Centre-Back | 25 | Senegal/Guinea-Bissau |
| James Abankwah | Loan ended | Udinese Calcio | Centre-Back | 22 | Ireland/Ghana |
| Jorge Hurtado | Loan | Deportes Tolima | Centre-Forward | 22 | Colombia |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | Loan ended | Udinese Calcio | Centre-Forward | 23 | Denmark |
| Myles Roberts | Undisclosed | Without Club | Goalkeeper | 24 | England |
| Nampalys Mendy | Free | FC Metz | Defensive Midfield | 34 | Senegal/France |
| Nathan Baxter | Free | Leyton Orient | Goalkeeper | 27 | England |
| Pierre Dwomoh | Undisclosed | Without Club | Central Midfield | 22 | Belgium/Ghana |
| Pierre Ekwah | Loan ended | AS Saint-Étienne | Defensive Midfield | 24 | France/Cameroon |
| Saba Goglichidze | Loan ended | Udinese Calcio | Centre-Back | 22 | Georgia |
| Stephen Mfuni | Loan ended | Manchester City U21 | Centre-Back | 18 | England/DR Congo |
| Tom Ince | Free | Tranmere Rovers | Right Winger | 34 | England/Barbados |
| Vivaldo Semedo | Loan | FC Alverca | Centre-Forward | 21 | Portugal/Angola |
2025/26
$7,291,042 spent · $14,310,117 received · net profit $7,019,075Signings 23
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nestory Irankunda | $3,471,925 | FC Bayern Munich II | Right Midfield | 19 | Australia/Tanzania |
| Jérémy Petris | $2,314,617 | Royal Charleroi SC | Right-Back | 27 | France/Guadeloupe |
| Othmane Maamma | $1,504,501 | Montpellier HSC | Right Winger | 19 | Morocco/France |
| Alfie Marriott | Loan ended | Slough Town | Goalkeeper | 22 | England |
| Antonio Tikvic | Loan ended | Grazer AK 1902 | Centre-Back | 21 | Croatia/Germany |
| Daniel Bachmann | Loan ended | Deportivo A Coruña | Goalkeeper | 31 | Austria |
| Edoardo Bove | Free | AS Roma | Central Midfield | 23 | Italy |
| Formose Mendy | Loan | FC Lorient | Centre-Back | 24 | Senegal/Guinea-Bissau |
| Hector Kyprianou | Free | Peterborough United | Defensive Midfield | 24 | Cyprus/England |
| João Ferreira | Loan ended | SC Braga | Right-Back | 24 | Portugal |
| Jorge Hurtado | Loan ended | PAOK Thessaloniki B | Centre-Forward | 21 | Colombia |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | Loan | Udinese Calcio | Centre-Forward | 22 | Denmark |
| Marc Bola | Free | Samsunspor | Left-Back | 27 | England/DR Congo |
| Max Alleyne | Loan | Manchester City U21 | Centre-Back | 20 | England/Barbados |
| Mileta Rajović | Loan ended | Bröndby IF | Centre-Forward | 25 | Denmark/Montenegro |
| Myles Roberts | Loan ended | Bristol Rovers | Goalkeeper | 23 | England |
| Nampalys Mendy | Free | RC Lens | Defensive Midfield | 33 | Senegal/France |
| Nathan Baxter | Free | Bolton Wanderers | Goalkeeper | 26 | England |
| Pierre Ekwah | Loan | AS Saint-Étienne | Defensive Midfield | 24 | France/Cameroon |
| Ryan Porteous | Loan ended | Preston North End | Centre-Back | 26 | Scotland |
| Saba Goglichidze | Loan | Udinese Calcio | Centre-Back | 21 | Georgia |
| Stephen Mfuni | Loan | Manchester City U21 | Centre-Back | 17 | England/DR Congo |
| Vivaldo Semedo | Undisclosed | Udinese Calcio | Centre-Forward | 20 | Portugal/Angola |
Departures 19
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| João Ferreira | $3,471,925 | AS Saint-Étienne | Right-Back | 24 | Portugal |
| Mileta Rajović | $3,471,925 | Legia Warszawa | Centre-Forward | 25 | Denmark/Montenegro |
| Ryan Andrews | $3,471,925 | BSC Young Boys | Right-Back | 21 | England |
| Francisco Sierralta | $2,083,155 | AJ Auxerre | Centre-Back | 28 | Chile/Spain |
| Ryan Porteous | $1,001,072 | Los Angeles FC | Centre-Back | 26 | Scotland |
| Antonio Tikvic | $810,116 | Preußen Münster | Centre-Back | 21 | Croatia/Germany |
| Alfie Marriott | Loan | Slough Town | Goalkeeper | 21 | England |
| Angelo Ogbonna | Undisclosed | Centre-Back | 37 | Italy/Nigeria | |
| Caleb Wiley | Loan ended | Chelsea FC | Left-Back | 21 | United States |
| Daniel Bachmann | Loan | Deportivo A Coruña | Goalkeeper | 31 | Austria |
| Daniel Bachmann | Loan | Leyton Orient | Goalkeeper | 31 | Austria |
| James Morris | Undisclosed | Leyton Orient | Left-Back | 24 | England |
| Jorge Hurtado | Loan | Millonarios FC | Centre-Forward | 21 | Colombia |
| Max Alleyne | Loan ended | Manchester City U21 | Centre-Back | 20 | England/Barbados |
| Moussa Sissoko | Undisclosed | Panathinaikos | Central Midfield | 36 | France/Mali |
| Myles Roberts | Loan | Walsall FC | Goalkeeper | 23 | England |
| Tom Dele-Bashiru | Loan | Genclerbirligi Ankara | Defensive Midfield | 25 | Nigeria/England |
| Vakoun Bayo | Loan ended | Udinese Calcio | Centre-Forward | 28 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| Yasser Larouci | Loan ended | ESTAC Troyes | Left-Back | 24 | Algeria/France |
2024/25
$4,144,320 spent · $34,834,977 received · net profit $30,690,657Signings 23
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kayky Almeida | $1,157,308 | Fluminense FC U20 | Centre-Back | 19 | Brazil |
| Kévin Keben | $1,157,308 | FC Toulouse | Centre-Back | 20 | Cameroon/France |
| Pierre Dwomoh | $1,157,308 | Royal Antwerp FC | Central Midfield | 20 | Belgium/Ghana |
| Antonio Tikvic | $347,193 | Udinese Calcio | Centre-Back | 20 | Croatia/Germany |
| Rocco Vata | $325,204 | Celtic FC B | Left Winger | 19 | Ireland/Albania |
| Alfie Marriott | Undisclosed | Watford FC U21 | Goalkeeper | 20 | England |
| Angelo Ogbonna | Free | West Ham United | Centre-Back | 36 | Italy/Nigeria |
| Antonio Tikvic | Loan | Udinese Calcio | Centre-Back | 20 | Croatia/Germany |
| Caleb Wiley | Loan | Chelsea FC | Left-Back | 20 | United States |
| Daniel Jebbison | Loan | AFC Bournemouth | Centre-Forward | 21 | Canada/England |
| Egil Selvik | Undisclosed | Udinese Calcio | Goalkeeper | 27 | Norway |
| Festy Ebosele | Loan | Udinese Calcio | Right-Back | 22 | Ireland/Nigeria |
| Imrân Louza | Loan ended | FC Lorient | Central Midfield | 25 | Morocco/France |
| James Abankwah | Loan | Udinese Calcio | Centre-Back | 21 | Ireland/Ghana |
| João Ferreira | Loan ended | Udinese Calcio | Right-Back | 23 | Portugal |
| Jonathan Bond | Undisclosed | Without Club | Goalkeeper | 31 | England/United States |
| Mamadou Doumbia | Undisclosed | Black Stars FC | Centre-Forward | 18 | Mali |
| Moussa Sissoko | Free | FC Nantes | Central Midfield | 34 | France/Mali |
| Myles Roberts | Loan ended | Partick Thistle FC | Goalkeeper | 23 | England |
| Myles Roberts | Undisclosed | Watford FC U21 | Goalkeeper | 22 | England |
| Samuel Kalu | Loan ended | FC Lausanne-Sport | Right Winger | 26 | Nigeria |
| Vakoun Bayo | Loan | Udinese Calcio | Centre-Forward | 27 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| Yasser Larouci | Loan | ESTAC Troyes | Left-Back | 23 | Algeria/France |
Departures 22
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yáser Asprilla | $20,831,548 | Girona FC | Right Winger | 20 | Colombia |
| Ismaël Koné | $13,887,698 | Olympique Marseille | Central Midfield | 22 | Canada/Cote d'Ivoire |
| Antonio Tikvic | Loan fee $115,731 | Grazer AK 1902 | Centre-Back | 20 | Croatia/Germany |
| Antonio Tikvic | Loan ended | Udinese Calcio | Centre-Back | 20 | Croatia/Germany |
| Ashley Fletcher | Free | Blackpool FC | Centre-Forward | 28 | England |
| Ben Hamer | Free | Sheffield Wednesday | Goalkeeper | 36 | England |
| Daniel Jebbison | Loan ended | AFC Bournemouth | Centre-Forward | 21 | Canada/England |
| Festy Ebosele | Loan ended | Udinese Calcio | Right-Back | 22 | Ireland/Nigeria |
| Jake Livermore | Undisclosed | Without Club | Defensive Midfield | 34 | England |
| João Ferreira | Loan | SC Braga | Right-Back | 23 | Portugal |
| Jonathan Bond | Undisclosed | Houston Dynamo FC | Goalkeeper | 31 | England/United States |
| Jorge Hurtado | Loan | PAOK Thessaloniki B | Centre-Forward | 20 | Colombia |
| Kayky Almeida | Free | Fluminense FC U20 | Centre-Back | 19 | Brazil |
| Ken Sema | Free | Pafos FC | Left-Back | 31 | Sweden/DR Congo |
| Matheus Martins | Loan ended | Udinese Calcio | Left Winger | 20 | Brazil |
| Mileta Rajović | Loan | Bröndby IF | Centre-Forward | 25 | Denmark/Montenegro |
| Myles Roberts | Loan | Bristol Rovers | Goalkeeper | 23 | England |
| Myles Roberts | Loan | Partick Thistle FC | Goalkeeper | 22 | England |
| Ryan Porteous | Loan | Preston North End | Centre-Back | 25 | Scotland |
| Samuel Kalu | Undisclosed | Without Club | Right Winger | 27 | Nigeria |
| Vakoun Bayo | Undisclosed | Udinese Calcio | Centre-Forward | 27 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| Wesley Hoedt | Undisclosed | Al-Shabab FC | Centre-Back | 30 | Netherlands |
Transfers at other clubs
Leicester CitySouthamptonLeeds UnitedSunderlandBlackburn RoversSwansea CitySheffield WednesdayBirmingham CityQueens Park RangersHuddersfield TownBristol CityHull CityCoventry CityWest Bromwich AlbionCardiff CityNorwich CityMillwallMiddlesbroughPlymouth ArgylePreston North EndRotherham UnitedIpswich TownStoke CityAndre Gray
Frequently asked questions
How much have Watford spent on transfers?
Watford spent $17,128,160 on 13 signings in the 2026/27 window.
What is Watford's net spend?
Watford had a net spend of $13,598,369, having received $3,529,791 from 17 sales.
Who is Watford's most expensive signing?
Federico Ravaglia from Bologna FC 1909 for $8,101,157.