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Watford - transfers & net spend
Watford signed 24 players for £12.7m and sold 23 for £22.2m in the 2026/27 window. Their current wage bill is on the Watford salaries page. Every club in the league is on the Championship transfers page.
SPENT £12.7m
RECEIVED £22.2m
NET PROFIT £9.5m
MOVES 47
Data as of the 2026/27 window, the most recent transfer window held for Watford.
Biggest deals since 2024/25
Biggest signings 5
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | WINDOW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federico Ravaglia | £6.0m | Bologna FC 1909 | 2026/27 |
| Martín Payero | £3.4m | Udinese Calcio | 2026/27 |
| Iker Bravo | £3.3m | Udinese Calcio | 2026/27 |
| Nestory Irankunda | £2.6m | FC Bayern Munich II | 2025/26 |
| Jérémy Petris | £1.7m | Royal Charleroi Sporting Club | 2025/26 |
Biggest sales 5
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | WINDOW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yáser Asprilla | £15.4m | Girona | 2024/25 |
| Nestory Irankunda | £12.9m | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 2026/27 |
| Ismaël Koné | £10.3m | Olympique de Marseille | 2024/25 |
| Imrân Louza | £6.0m | Panathinaikos AO | 2026/27 |
| João Ferreira | £2.6m | AS Saint-Étienne | 2025/26 |
2026/27
£12.7m spent · £22.2m received · net profit £9.5mSignings 24
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federico Ravaglia | £6.0m | Bologna FC 1909 | Goalkeeper | 26 | Italy |
| Martín Payero | £3.4m | Udinese Calcio | Central Midfield | 27 | Argentina/Italy |
| Iker Bravo | £3.3m | Udinese Calcio | Centre-Forward | 21 | Spain |
| Albert Eames | Undisclosed | Watford FC U21 | Right-Back | 20 | England |
| Alfie Marriott | Loan ended | Chelmsford City | Goalkeeper | 22 | England |
| Amin Nabizada | Undisclosed | Watford FC U21 | Left Winger | 19 | Afghanistan/England |
| Branimir Mlacic | Loan | Udinese Calcio | Centre-Back | 19 | Croatia |
| Daniel Bachmann | Loan ended | Leyton Orient | Goalkeeper | 31 | Austria |
| Gabriel Ortelli | Undisclosed | Watford FC U21 | Goalkeeper | 20 | Cyprus/Italy |
| Jack Grieves | Undisclosed | Watford FC U21 | Central Midfield | 21 | England |
| James Clarridge | Undisclosed | Watford FC U21 | Centre-Back | 22 | England |
| 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 |
| Michael Adu-Poku | Undisclosed | Watford FC U21 | Right Winger | 20 | England/Ghana |
| Michael Adu-Poku | Loan ended | Newport County | Right Winger | 21 | England/Ghana |
| Myles Roberts | Loan ended | Walsall FC | Goalkeeper | 24 | England |
| Myron Boadu | Free | PSV Eindhoven | Centre-Forward | 25 | Netherlands/Ghana |
| Nikoloz Chikovani | Undisclosed | Watford FC U21 | Left Winger | 19 | Georgia |
| Omar Traoré | Undisclosed | Udinese Calcio | Right-Back | 28 | Germany/Togo |
| Sam Walker | Undisclosed | Bradford City | Goalkeeper | 34 | England |
| Soumaïla Coulibaly | Loan | RC Strasbourg Alsace | Centre-Back | 22 | France/Mali |
| Stephy Mavididi | Loan | Leicester City | Left Winger | 28 | England/DR Congo |
| Tom Dele-Bashiru | Loan ended | Genclerbirligi Ankara | Defensive Midfield | 26 | Nigeria/England |
Departures 23
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nestory Irankunda | £12.9m | Sporting CP | Left Winger | 20 | Australia/Tanzania |
| Imrân Louza | £6.0m | Panathinaikos | Central Midfield | 27 | Morocco/France |
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | £2.2m | Udinese Calcio | Attacking Midfield | 26 | Georgia |
| Jérémy Petris | £686k | Aris Thessaloniki | Right-Back | 28 | France/Guadeloupe |
| Tom Dele-Bashiru | £429k | 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 |
| Michael Adu-Poku | Loan | Newport County | Right Winger | 20 | England/Ghana |
| 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 | Free | K Lierse SK | Central Midfield | 22 | Belgium/Ghana |
| 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 |
| Stephy Mavididi | Loan ended | Leicester City | Left Winger | 29 | 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
£5.4m spent · £10.6m received · net profit £5.2mSignings 23
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nestory Irankunda | £2.6m | FC Bayern Munich II | Right Midfield | 19 | Australia/Tanzania |
| Jérémy Petris | £1.7m | Royal Charleroi SC | Right-Back | 27 | France/Guadeloupe |
| Othmane Maamma | £1.1m | 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 | £2.6m | AS Saint-Étienne | Right-Back | 24 | Portugal |
| Mileta Rajović | £2.6m | Legia Warszawa | Centre-Forward | 25 | Denmark/Montenegro |
| Ryan Andrews | £2.6m | BSC Young Boys | Right-Back | 21 | England |
| Francisco Sierralta | £1.5m | AJ Auxerre | Centre-Back | 28 | Chile/Spain |
| Ryan Porteous | £742k | Los Angeles FC | Centre-Back | 26 | Scotland |
| Antonio Tikvic | £600k | 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 | Leyton Orient | Goalkeeper | 31 | Austria |
| Daniel Bachmann | Loan | Deportivo A Coruña | 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
£3.1m spent · £25.8m received · net profit £22.7mSignings 23
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kayky Almeida | £857k | Fluminense FC U20 | Centre-Back | 19 | Brazil |
| Kévin Keben | £857k | FC Toulouse | Centre-Back | 20 | Cameroon/France |
| Pierre Dwomoh | £857k | Royal Antwerp FC | Central Midfield | 20 | Belgium/Ghana |
| Antonio Tikvic | £257k | Udinese Calcio | Centre-Back | 20 | Croatia/Germany |
| Rocco Vata | £241k | 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 | Undisclosed | Watford FC U21 | Goalkeeper | 22 | England |
| Myles Roberts | Loan ended | Partick Thistle FC | Goalkeeper | 23 | 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 | £15.4m | Girona FC | Right Winger | 20 | Colombia |
| Ismaël Koné | £10.3m | Olympique Marseille | Central Midfield | 22 | Canada/Cote d'Ivoire |
| Antonio Tikvic | Loan fee £86k | 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 | Partick Thistle FC | Goalkeeper | 22 | England |
| Myles Roberts | Loan | Bristol Rovers | Goalkeeper | 23 | 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
How much have Watford spent on transfers?
Watford spent £12.7m on 24 signings in the 2026/27 window.
What is Watford's net spend?
Watford had a net profit of £9.5m, having received £22.2m from 23 sales.
Who is Watford's most expensive signing?
Federico Ravaglia from Bologna FC 1909 for £6.0m.