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Watford sign Stefano Okaka from Anderlecht

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Watford have completed a deal to sign Anderlecht’s Italy international striker Stefano Okaka.

The 27-year-old striker has completed a medical for the Hornets and becomes their ninth signing of the summer, penning a five-year contract.

The former Fulham loanee will be back up to strikers Troy Deeney and Odion Ighalo, with former Liverpool forward Jerome Sinclair and £12.5m signing Isaac Success also competing for first-team opportunities. NaijaBet.com

Okaka spent the first seven years of his professional career at Roma, and during that time had loan spells at Modena, Brescia, Fulham, Bari and Parma.

Okaka signed a permanent deal with Parma on August 20, 2012, but was loaned out the next day to Serie B club Spezia where he made 38 appearances.

The Italy international scored eight goals in 36 appearances during the 2014/15 season for Sampdoria before moving to Belgian club Anderlecht where, last season, he scored 15 goals in 35 matches.

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