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Ignacio Pussetto joins Watford on four and a half year deal

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Ignacio Pussetto has put pen to paper, joining Premier League club Watford.

Pussetto joins on a four and a half year deal and will be playing alongside fellow Argentine Roberto Pereyra. While with Udinese, Pussetto played 50 times scoring five goals. Still on 24 years old, Pussetto will be looking to break into the Argentina national team.

Speaking with the official Watford team website, here’s what he had to say:

“It is very important for me to get into the team as soon as possible and I’m very excited to start right away. If the manager thinks I am ready for Saturday I am available, but otherwise I will try my best and train hard in order to be in the squad as soon as possible

“This is a huge step for my career. I’m very happy and proud to be in the Premier League now and I have to take all the responsibilities that comes with it. It was not an easy decision to move because it’s a huge step, but when I was at Udinese I heard a lot about Watford because it was a very close club.

“I’m excited to be here and I have to put in as much effort as I can for the good of the club now.”

In regards to playing alongside Roberto Pereyra, here’s what he had to say:

“I’m very excited to get to know Pereyra because even though I don’t know him personally, many people have said very good things about him as a person, and as a player he’s very renowned. I look forward to getting to know not only him but also the whole team.”

Watford heavily linked with Argentina man Ignacio Pussetto of Udinese

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Ignacio Pussetto is reportedly close to joining Watford.

The Premier League could be getting another Argentine as Ignacio Pussetto is close to joining Roberto Pereyra. Per reports in England, Pussetto is in the country undergoing a medical for a move away from Udinese.

Still on 24 years old, he would join on an €8 million deal.

Juan Brunetta replaces Fernando Valenzuela for Argentina in Olympic qualifiers

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Juan Brunetta has been named as the replacement for Fernando Valenzuela in Argentina’s team for the Olympic qualifiers.

Brunetta’s club Godoy Cruz confirmed him as part of the team through their Twitter account. He will join Fernando Batista’s squad for the Olympic qualifiers which begin this week in Colombia.

Roberto Pereyra volley goal for Watford in win vs. Bournemouth

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Roberto Pereyra was back on the scoresheet for Watford, this time scoring in their 3-0 win vs. Bournemouth.

In and out of the Argentina national team, Pereyra will be looking to make the Argentina squad for the 2020 Copa America. With the score at 2-0, the ball would fall to the Argentine inside the penalty area and be would volley the ball into the back of the net for the third goal.

Sergio Agüero breaks two Premier League records in Manchester City win

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Sergio Agüero scored a hattrick and in the process made Premier League history twice as Manchester City won 6-1 vs. Aston Villa.

Manchester City were leading 2-0 and it was Sergio Aguero who made it 3-0 with a thunderous shot from outside of the penalty area. His first of the match was number 175 of his Premier League career which made him joint top scorer with Theirry Henry as the league’s all team top scorer from a non-English player.

Aguëro would add a second and that’s when he would make Premier League history for the first time in the match. Sergio Aguero was on 176 goals in the Premier League and is the all time top non-English goal scorer in the history of the league. He overtook Thierry Henry who was on 175 goals.

He would add one more, his third, to complete the hattrick. His hattrick would break another Premier League record making him the player with the most hattricks in the history of the league with 12 hattricks.