Watford snap up highly-rated Brazilian wonderkid Joao Pedro

  /  autty

Watford have secured a deal for prolific 16-year-old Fluminese striker Joao Pedro.

He will join the Vicarage Road club in 2020, when he turns 18-years-old, and will be tied down to a five-year deal in the process. Talks have been ongoing over a transfer for the  past two months.

There are hopes that the teenager will follow a similar career path to Richarlison.

Compatriot Richarlison joined Watford in summer 2017 and impressed under now Everton manager Marco Silva.

Richarlison then secured a £45million move to Everton just a year later and has since been capped by the senior Brazil side.

Watford beat Wolves 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.

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