NEW Watford signing, Emmanuel Dennis, has revealed that former Watford and Manchester United striker, Odion Ighalo, was what inspired him to join Watford. Dennis, who joined Watford from Club Brugge in a five-year contract deal said on Watford's official web page.
The Nigerian footballer said: "I’m a big fan of him (Ighalo). I watched him play here and score a lot of goals. I played against him in the Europa League so I met him after the game and we spoke together. He’s an inspiration.
"I spoke to him when I was here too, on FaceTime. He said to me: ‘I’m happy you’re here, you’re going to love it. The people are nice. Just play football, you’re going to enjoy yourself.’
"He’s like a big brother. He scored a lot of goals for Nigeria so I’m very happy I became his friend."
Dennis played for Club Brugge against Manchester United in the Europa League round of 32.
