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Watford midfielder set to leave the club after 7 years at Vicarage Road

Watford's longest serving outfield player is set to leave this summer after the club accepted an offer.

Tom Dele-Bashiru arrived at Watford in 2019 after leaving his boyhood club Manchester City.

The six-year contract he signed upon his arrival was due to expire at the end of last season, but in May the club announced that they had triggered a one-year extension.

However, it appears that the midfielder's future will be away from Vicarage Road after they accepted a bid from Greek side Aris.

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The move is said to be worth £425,000 according to a report from Sky Sports, and Dele-Bashiru will undergo a medical on Monday before his official unveiling.

The 26-year-old will sign a three-year deal with the Thessaloniki-based club who finished fifth in the Greek Super League last season.

Dele-Bashiru made 81 appearances for Watford in all competitions across his seven-year spell at the club, scoring eight goals.

After making a cameo from the bench against QPR in August, the Nigeria youth international went on loan to Super Lig side Genclerbirligi, where he was a regular feature in midfield as they managed to avoid relegation in their first season back in the Turkish top flight.

With Dele-Bashiru set for pastures new, Jeremy Ngakia will become Watford's longest-serving outfield player, while Austrian goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann remains their most tenured squad member, having joined the Hornets in 2017.

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