Having previously been on loan with the club from Udinese, Forestieri completed a permanent move to the Hornets in January 2013. Supporters were fond of the Italy Under-21 international, who they nicknamed ‘Fessi’ for his likeness to Lionel Messi and his sublime skills. But after a mixed second campaign with the club, despite their promotion to the Premier League, he was sold to Sheffield Wednesday in 2015.
Signed from Manchester United in a £300,000 deal, Chester spent a solid four-and-a-half year spell at the KCOM Stadium before joining West Brom for £8m in 2015.