Watford have 'sold' midfielder Pape Gueye to Marseille just 17 HOURS after he joined them. But the Hornets will claim seven-figure compensation for a player they had signed on pre-contract terms in January.
In one of football's most bizarre transfers, Watford beat a clutch of Europe's top clubs, including Arsenal, to the 21-year-old French prospect from Le Havre.
He was photographed holding a Watford shirt and putting pen to paper. But Gueye - a free agent when he agreed his move to Vicarage Road - changed his mind, claiming he had been “badly advised” to sign a five-year contract on a basic £45,000-a-month.
Watford registered defensive midfielder Gueye as their player at midnight on July 1 as scheduled. But by 5pm, he had agreed terms
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