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Watford goalkeeper returns to Romania

Related Topics: Giedrius Arlauskis

Watford FC’s Lithuanian goalkeeper Giedrius Arlauskis has moved back to Romania, confirm several sources in the country.

Arlauskis is believed to have joined Liga 1 club CFR Cluj on a free transfer. The 29-year-old was well below the pecking order in at Watford with both Heurelho Gomes and Costel Pantilimon preferred ahead of him. The Hornets also brought in the 23-year-old Austrian goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann from Stoke City on a three year deal in July this summer.

Arlauskis has revealed that the fact that Dan Petrescu was the manager of Cluj played a big role in his decision to sign for the club.