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Agent Confirms Town Bid for Watford's Priskin
Agent Confirms Town Bid for Watford's Priskin
Tuesday, 4th Aug 2009 08:45

Tamás Priskin’s agent József Vörösbaranyi has confirmed that Town have made an offer for the Watford striker. Vörösbaranyi told a Hungarian newspaper that he expects the clubs to agree a deal which would see the 22-year-old join the Blues.

TWTD first broke the news that Town were chasing Priskin last Thursday with Roy Keane subsequently denying that a bid had been made, prior to being spotted at Vicarage Road watching the Hungarian international in action on Saturday.

Now it appears the Blues have made their move with Vörösbaranyi confirming that an offer has been made: “I cannot reveal the price, but I may confirm that Ipswich have made a very serious offer for Watford’s Tamás Priskin.

“We wait for the club's answer now, but I believe that an agreement will be made between the two clubs.”

The Hungarian press is reporting that a fee of somewhere around the £1 million to £1.2 million mark has been offered by Town.

Vörösbaranyi says that the player is interested in joining the Blues, although he wouldn’t be too disappointed at remaining at Watford as he is happy at the Hertfordshire club.

Priskin was born in Slovakia but has a Hungarian passport and has won 19 caps for his adopted country, scoring seven times.

He played with Slovak youth side FC Komárno before starting his professional career with Hungarian club GyÅ‘ri ETO.

In 2006 he moved to Watford, who were then in the Premier League, for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year deal. Since then he has scored 16 goals in 58 starts and 24 sub appearances and also scored twice in four starts and one game from the bench during a one-month loan spell at Preston early in 2008.

The 6ft 1in tall striker is contracted to the Hornets until the summer of 2010 and is yet to sign an extension to his initial contract at Vicarage Road.

A fortnight ago, Watford boss Malky Mackay said he was confident Priskin, who scored 14 times in 36 starts and five sub appearances last season, would still be with his club at the start of 2009/10.

Meanwhile, Veliche Shumulikoski is continuing talks regarding personal terms with Preston, the clubs having agreed a fee believed to be in the region of £400,000 last week. The Macedonian international has already undergone a medical at Deepdale and his move looks all but certain to go ahead.


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Franzgumm added 13:34 - Aug 4
Looks good. Highly regarded by the Watford fans I know, he has a good scoring record and will cost only a little more than we got from Rhodes and Shumi, two players who couldn't make the first team in recent months.
Good business.
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TractorBeezer added 13:56 - Aug 4
He sounds most promising. Go for it Roy!

BTW, does anyone really know what the trading terms were for JR? I have seen 150,000, 250,000 and 850,000 plus top-ups quoted.
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keanotheenforcer added 14:00 - Aug 4
I have complete faith in Roy and his signing of Priskin, questions where asked when he took a certain Mr Kenwyn Jones from Southampton to Sunderland and he is now worth around the 10-15 million pound mark, no doubt that he can do the same with Priskin. Sign him up!
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CarrotCruncher added 14:35 - Aug 4
Looks the real deal, never had a doubt Roy would get his men, Now to see who will join Priskin?
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MarkITFC added 14:41 - Aug 4
We havent got Priskin yet.. !
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suffolk_punch added 15:12 - Aug 4
Bring back Jeffers !!!
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Steve_ITFC_Sweden added 15:15 - Aug 4
Exactly "Markeyboy", we ain't got him yet. But judging by the video above somewhere (cheers for that!) I hope we do. Transfers seem to be more and more long drawn out affairs these days. How much more "talk" do Shumi & Preston need to do, for example, before a decision is made? But I'm keeping my fingers crossed we reel this Watford lad in.
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CarrotCruncher added 15:17 - Aug 4
Markeyboy-I bet we do. Even the Watford forums are thinking so.
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MarkITFC added 15:48 - Aug 4
I hope we do sign him, be a great deal and hes still young only gunna improve( i hope)
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hussey1969 added 16:28 - Aug 4
certainly be pleased if we signed him,looks confident on the ball
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TractorBoyOlly added 16:51 - Aug 4
Am simply clueless as to why shumi is going, the only reason I can think of is the effort factor but somebody who plays for Macedonia reguarly knows what effort is all about surely :S. Still Priskin looks promising.
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gtd added 18:11 - Aug 4
Sky Sports News have just announced that Watford have rejected the bid...

Transfers get longer and more frustrating each season!
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B1TFC added 19:22 - Aug 4
agree, why pay that kinda money for someone who scored less than a player we sent out on loan.??
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blueburridge added 20:44 - Aug 4
to be honest we need a 15-20 goal a season striker, to get this we need to fork out the money. Otherwise we may have trouble breaking into the premier league next season.
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