Watford complete signing of Gerard Deulofeu from Barcelona

Good luck to Gerry at Watford. If he starts well we can tap him up in October.

I think we have a % cut clause in the deal too from what I recall.

Hahaha, nice one Tony, good luck to the lad, I always liked Delboy to be fair, I'd sooner have them inch-perfect crosses to Lukaku over anything Bolasie did or does, cheaper too.

Considering they didn't want to see him ever again, Barca got a nice price for him.

Off-topic, Sky Sports says we're ready to bid for Maddison as soon as the Rooney-to-DC deal is confirmed.

Mike, I saw that report too. I think Maddison is an attacking centre mid... Does anyone know much about him and Is he any good?

He's a player we should never have let go. Glad Lookman is getting the attention he deserves, now.

Rose-tinted glasses in full operation for a player who only ever delivered for a YouTube highlights reel.

I like the lad, but sadly for whatever reason – genes or lack of work ethic, whatever – he consistently demonstrated a basic lack of fitness. Difficult to compensate for that in the Premier League.

We are about to release Wayne Rooney for that same reason and there is no comparison between those two players in my view; neither in overall skill and effectiveness nor in the basic desire to compete and win. Rooney is past his best, Gerry just never fulfilled the potential we thought he had. Wayne never hid; can't say that for Gerry.

For Deulofeu, 5 mins of electric skill as a sub followed by the rest of the game blowing for tugs and pointing to other players to get a pass rather than shouting for it himself is definitely not enough for me, and not what we should be aiming at.

I wish him well but the odd cameo aside, I doubt he will be tearing up any trees at Watford. This will be his fourth attempt in the Premier League by my reckoning, twice with Everton.

Move on.

Waste of space prima donna that was goosed after 25 minutes.

Smoker and diver.

One good run every game or two.

File with Sandro.

Joe's analysis spot on.

Poor Geri, he started at the top, and is on his merry way down.

And it seems to me you lived your life
like a Geri on the wing,
always fading on the hour
when your legs gave in...

Serie A might be more suitable for him.

Indeed Dan, 60 minutes and he was Fooked.

I'm still sorry for this one to get away, with all the promise he had! But with only 60 mins of running around at pl level during a few full matches, and few goals to show for it...?

Good luck to him but not for us. We are upwardly mobile – aren't we?

If he could keep the movement up for the full 90, he would have been very good. But he's like that rabbit on the lesser batteries in the commercial... OK as an impact sub, but we have cover for that already!