Former Liverpool youngster Tom Ince has joined Watford for just £50k following Reading’s relegation to League One
Former Liverpool starlet Tom Ince has been granted a swift return to the Championship after joining Watford following Reading’s relegation from the English second tier.
The 31-year-old has signed a two-year contract at Vicarage Road, with the option of a third year, after joining the Hornets for an undisclosed fee.
That transfer fee is believed to cost at little as £50,000 courtesy of a shockingly-low release clause in his Reading contract following their relegation. Given the multi-millions spent in the Premier League and Championship, such a figure inevitably looks out of place.
Ince will now look to help Watford win promotion back to the Premier League following their relegation in 2022, having previously established himself as one of the deadliest forwards in the Championship.
Leaving Liverpool for Blackpool in 2011 at the end of his contract, the Reds actually failed in an attempt to re-sign him 18 months later. Meanwhile, the former England Under-21s international would memorably turn down a switch to Inter Milan when leaving Blackpool in 2014
