Christian Kabasele to Watford: Latest Transfer Details, Reaction and More

Watford confirmed the signing of Belgian centre-back Christian Kabasele from Genk on Friday with the 25-year-old signing a five-year deal at Vicarage Road. 

The Hornets announced the news on their Twitter feed:

Per BBC Sport, Watford are believed to have paid in the region of £6 million in order to snap up Kabasele, who is currently at Euro 2016 with the Belgian national squad.

While he has yet to win a senior cap for Belgium, he has represented them at numerous youth levels.

Kabasele joined Genk in 2014 and was the only outfield player in the Belgian Pro League last season to play every minute of the regular season and play-offs, per BBC Sport's report.

Watford's official statement relayed that he scored seven goals in his 81 appearances for Genk.

Given his reliability and physicality he should cope well with the challenges of the Premier League.

Furthermore, it seems that Watford may have negotiated themselves an excellent deal given that Genk initially wanted a reported fee of £8.3 million, per Belgian football writer Kristof Terreur:

Kabasele joins a strong centre-back unit in manager Walter Mazzarri's squad that currently includes Miguel Britos, Sebastian Prodl and Craig Cathcart.