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Watford sign Orestis Karnezis from Udinese; Molla Wague to follow

Watford have signed goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis on a season-long loan from Udinese and are also set to add defender Molla Wague from the Italian club, according to an ESPN FC source.

Greece international Karnezis, 32, had been a first-team regular at Udinese prior to this season and will provide competition to current first-choice Heurelho Gomes.

Mali defender Wague, meanwhile, is also set to arrive from Udinese.

The two clubs, both owned by the Pozzo family, agreed the deal on Thursday, and Wague will join up with tje squad after the international break. Wague is set to play in his country's World Cup qualifying double header with Morocco on Saturday and Tuesday.