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Abdoulaye Doucoure praised by Javi Gracia for his form this season as interest in French midfielder mounts: 'If there are clubs interested it is because he is playing well'

Watford manager Javi Gracia has told midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure to just concentrate on playing well for the rest of the season rather than worrying about what club he might leave for in the summer.

Doucoure has impressed for the Hornets this season, which started out under former boss Marco Silva, scoring seven Premier League goals.

While a guest on a French television channel, the 25-year-old, who joined from Rennes in 2016, said that the likes of Tottenham, Liverpool and Arsenal were all 'interested in me', before maintaining he wanted to finish the season well to help secure Watford's top-flight place.