source: [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23374082[/url]
Watford have confirmed the permanent signings of seven players from sister club Udinese,
including Italy international Diego Fabbrini. Forward Fabbrini, 22, has signed a deal until 2017, while defender Gabriele
Angella has agreed a five-year deal. Last year's loanee midfielders Almen Abdi and Cristian Battocchio have
returned on three-year contracts.
The club also expects deals for Marco Cassetti, Davide Faraoni and Javier Acuna to be confirmed.
On top of those seven Daniel Pudil will join from Granada following his loan spell last season.
The Hornets,
who are under a transfer embargo, are
waiting for ratification from the Football League for the latter four, but do
not anticipate any problems.
Under the terms of the embargo, Watford can still sign players with prior
permission from League officials.
Udinese have become a source of players for Watford as both clubs are owned
by the Pozzo family, with 10 players making a loan switch between Stadio Friuli
and Vicarage Road last season.
Swedish defender Joel Ekstrand and Scotland-born midfielder Ikechi Anya, who
were two of those loanees last season, are training with the squad and are also
expected to join.
Fabbrini has scored twice in 21 Serie A games for Udinese and netted once in
eight during a loan spell at Palermo last season. His one and only senior Italy appearance came as a substitute in
last summer's 2-1
friendly defeat by England. Angella is a 24-year-old Italian defender who scored four times in 14 Serie A
appearances last season.
Abdi, 26, and Battocchio, 21, will be familiar to Hornets fans after playing
60 games between them last season to help Watford reach the Championship
play-off final.
Paraguayan striker Acuna, 25, has agreed a deal until 2016, having joined
Udinese from Real Madrid B earlier this summer.
The 21-year-old Faraoni is a former Inter defender who played 11 times for
Udinese in Serie A last season and has signed terms until 2018.
Meanwhile, Czech full-back Pudil, 27, and defender Cassetti, 36, who were
influential for Gianfranco Zola's side last season, have signed until 2017 and
2014 respectively.
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