Soccer-Watford midfielder Pereyra returns to Udinese – Reuters India

Sept 28 (Reuters) – Watford’s Argentina midfielder Roberto Pereyra has returned to Serie A club Udinese on a permanent deal, the English second-tier Championship club said in a statement here on Monday.

Pereyra scored 18 goals in 115 games in all competitions for Watford after his arrival from Italian club Juventus in 2016.

The 29-year-old previously played for Udinese from 2011-15, where he scored eight goals and had 10 assists in more than 100 games in all competitions.

Udinese are 14th in the Serie A standings.

Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Chennai; editing by Clare Fallon