Watford enter Daga race

<p>Watford are trying to snap up highly-rated teenager Daniel Daga amid competition from Premier League giants Liverpool and Serie A’s AC Milan, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.</p>, <p>The 16-year-old turned heads with his performances for Nigeria at this year’s U-20 World Cup in Argentina, playing above his age group.</p>, <p>The combative defensive midfielder plays for FC One Rocket in the Nigerian National League but it’s his performances for the Nigerian U-20 side, at the Africa Cup of Nations and the World Cup, where he was part of the team that were beaten by South Korea in the quarter-finals, that have piqued interest outside his homeland.</p>, <p>Daga is a strong tackler that reads the game well and is an asset sweeping up in front of the defence. On the ball, he’s composed and confident with a good range of passing, but his contributions in the final third are more as a distributor, often looking to pick out more attack-minded teammates, than a threat in and around the box or as a ball carrier.</p>, <p>The Telegraph reported on Tuesday that Watford were working on a move for Daga as they looked to beat some of Europe’s top clubs in the race for his signature.</p>, <p>It is understood that the teenager was at Vicarage Road to see Valerien Ismael’s side demolish QPR 4-0 on the opening weekend of the Championship season.</p>, <p>Last month, Daga spoke openly about his future, confirming the interest in him from clubs across Europe, including AC Milan and Liverpool, and outlined his lofty ambitions in the game.</p>, <p>“Yeah, many clubs,” the 16-year-old replied when quizzed about who was interested in him.</p>, <p>“Many clubs apart from AC Milan, Liverpool, Anderlecht. Many other clubs are looking for me — Watford, Club Brugge; in Denmark, Midtjylland. It’s true they are all looking for me. But I’m not yet at the point because I’m looking for where I can play. Because in two years I’ll be playing at the top like (Victor) Osimhen.”</p>, <p>On what he hopes to achieve in the future, Daga said, “I want to see myse