Midfielder Imran Louza suffered a back strain in Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup win over Plymouth, and with him sidelined the Hornets may move to sign another player for the centre of the pitch.

The summer transfer window closes at 11pm tomorrow (Friday), but losing Louza for a period leaves the Watford squad looking painfully thin in midfield.

“We feared Imran’s injury could have been four to six weeks out after the game on Tuesday,” said Tom Cleverley.

“Now we’ve had time to assess it, we think it’s more like three to four weeks, but that still leaves us incredibly light in that area of the pitch.

“So there is potential for us to bring in one more player in that position.”

Earlier in the week, the Hornets brought in 20-year-old Belgian midfielder Pierre Dwomoh from Antwerp for a fee in the region of £800,000.

Cleverley said at the time he was one for the future who may not feature before Christmas, but has since reassessed.

“Having watched him train for the last couple of days he could be a player that features a bit sooner than that,” the Watford boss admitted.

Striker Daniel Jebbison was at London Colney earlier today to undergo a medical and his loan signing for the season from Bournemouth ought to be announced in the next 24 hours.

“Daniel was here this morning and is currently doing his medical, but I expect no issues with that,” said Cleverley.

“He is in absolutely extremely good physical condition, and the guys at Bournemouth are really impressed with him physically.

“I went to watch him last night at West Ham, and he is someone who will come in and really bolster our attacking options.”

The Hornets also completed the signing of a former Hammer - Angelo Ogbonna - at the start of the week.

Having had a summer where Watford had been largely inactive, they are now – as Cleverley predicted – doing business and bringing in players that have been long-term targets.

And that, says the Watford boss, makes him feel very positive.

“In pre-season we had a couple of poor performances but I was still content with where we were at, and the part of process we’d reached, Cleverley reflected.

“After those results we weren’t a bad team, and now after five wins – and I keep saying it – we aren’t an unbelievable team.

“We are trying to be as perfect as we possibly can, and I feel we have added to the squad well.

“Let’s have a really good last couple of days in the transfer window, but as the head coach sat here now I’m really pleased with my squad.

“In terms of seeing our messages delivered out on the pitch, the personnel we have, the environment we’re working in – I see us in a positive place.”

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