LONDON (Reuters) - Watford midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure produced the sort of second-half cameo display in a 1-1 Premier League draw with Newcastle United on Saturday to explain why his own manager believes he will be a target in the January transfer window. "For me Doucoure is a great player, a very important player for us. "In this moment he's playing for us and I tried to help him to improve his level, thinking he's going to be with us for a long time." Since joining in 2016, he has emerged as a major force and was last season voted Watford player of the season. On Saturday, Gracia chose to start Doucoure on the bench, afterwards defending a decision that robbed Watford of much of their forward thrust.

Source: The Star December 29, 2018 19:52 UTC