Serie A club Udinese are interested in the signature of Watford striker of Nigerian descent Stefano Okaka.

Tuttoudinese.it says manager Luigi Delneri has set the wheels in motion to bring Okaka back to the Italian top-flight.

The Bianconeri are in the market for a striker, with Colombia international Duvan Zapata's loan deal set to run out at the end of the season, and the Italian-Nigerian is the top candidate to replace him.

Okaka joined Watford on a five-year deal from Anderlecht in August 2016.

The 27-year-old has played professionally for Roma, Modena, Brescia, Bari, Parma, Spezia and Sampdoria in Italy.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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