Watford has agreed to sign defensive midfielder Nampalys Mendy to a free transfer, according to Fabrizio Romano.
Watford has had a mixed start of the Paulo Pezzolano official period While the Uruguayan gets its new team, his methods and tactics settled on the field and around the training field.
Have the hornets Ambitions to return to the top of the championship under PezzolanoBut the broad consensus among the believers of the Vicarage Road is that the ownership must support the boss with a larger investment than previous bosses.
The expenses have not been so important, but several new faces have arrived in Hertfordshire, and it seems that there is another on the road.
Writing on X, Fabrizio Romano has said that Watford has reached an agreement to sign defensive midfielder Nampalys Mendy on a free transfer.
The 33-year-old is a free agent and has been without a club since the beginning of July, when his contract with Ligue 1 Side RC lens expired. He had been to the club for less than two years and joined when his spell in Leicester City ended.
Mendy will sign a first one -year contract with an option to expand, provided that he succeeds medical tests.
Nampalys Mendy back on British coasts
Mendy’s name is one true fans of Watford will probably be familiar with it.
After he made a name for himself in France with AS Monaco and OGC Nice, Mendy moved to England with Leicester City in 2016, which came fresh from the back of their Shock Premier League title win. He was signed as another hard-working and athletic midfielder in the N’Golo Kante-Mal, but struggled to meet expectations and moved to Nice again the following year.
For another five years in Leicester City followed the midfielder bound in Watford, so he has a good level of family tree to his name.
Mendy has also played 34 times for Senegal over the years and also offers international pedigree.
Nampalys Mendy Stats by Club – Via Transfer market
| Club | Games | Go | Helps |
| OGC Fun | 140 | 1 | 5 |
| Leicester City | 118 | 1 | 2 |
| As monaco | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| RC -Lens | 33 | 0 | 2 |
What do the midfield of Watford look like now?
With Mendy set to check in in Watford, Pezzolano welcomes the added depth of midfield. He is also a natural defensive midfielder and offers something other than the current options.
Imran Louza is suspended and Pierre Dwomoh is currently injured, so Hector Kyprianou, Moussa Sissoko and Edo Kayembe started on Saturday in the draw with Swansea City. Tom Dele-Bashiru was accompanied on the couch by younger Amar Sanghrajka in South Wales.
In addition to Sissoko, Mendy will offer and experience and become an adult, hopefully help get the best out of the prospects such as Dwomoh and Kyprianou, who is looking for an impression on the step of League One.
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