Watford sign Will Hughes from Derby County on five-year deal

Watford have announced the signing of England Under-21 midfielder Will Hughes from Derby County.

The 22-year-old, currently in Poland with the Young Lions, will leave Derby for an undisclosed fee and has signed a five-year deal at Vicarage Road.

The move to Marco Silva's side completes a journey that has been long in the making for Hughes.

He has been spoken of as a Premier League prospect ever since making his Derby breakthrough in 2011 as a 16-year-old.

Hughes becomes Silva's first signing since being appointed as manager, with Tom Cleverley's permanent deal confirmed in March.

Watford say Hughes will complete the move when he returns from Poland, with England Under-21s waiting to find out their semi-final opponents at Euro 2017.

Additional reporting by Press Association.