LONDON (Reuters) - Watford have signed striker Mauro Zarate to a two-and-a-half-year deal from Italian side Fiorentina, the Premier League club said on Wednesday. Although no financial details of the transfer were released, media reports suggested Watford paid 2.3 million pounds ($2.89 million) to lure Zarate back to England. "The Hornets are delighted to announce the permanent signing of Argentine forward Mauro Zarate," a club statement said. Manager Walter Mazzarri will hope Zarate adds some much-needed firepower to his side, whose joint top scorers, midfielder Etienne Capoue and striker Troy Deeney, have just five league goals each this campaign. Zarate is Watford's second signing this month, following the arrival of midfielder Tom Cleverley on loan from Everton.

Source: The Star January 25, 2017 15:37 UTC