BBC · Aug 27, 2024
Watford sign ex-Hammers defender Ogbonna
Angelo Ogbonna played 249 games in nine years with West Ham, scoring 13 goalsWatford have signed former West Ham United defender Angelo Ogbonna on an initial one-year contract.
The 36-year-old was a free agent, having been released by the Hammers after making 17 appearances last season.
They signed him from Italian giants Juventus in the summer of 2015 for a reported £10m.
He joins a Watford squad that has won all three Championship games this season, along with their EFL Cup first round tie, under head coach Tom Cleverley.
Ogbonna, who made an appearance from the bench in West Ham's Europa Conference League final victory in 2023, is Watford's eighth summer signing.