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Mana Dembele set to learn Watford future

Malky Mackay
Mackay has made two signings so far this summer

French trialist Mana Dembele will hold talks with Watford boss Malky Mackay about his future on Friday.

The 21-year-old, who plays for LB Chateauroux in the French second tier, played 20 minutes in a 1-0 friendly defeat by Barnet on Wednesday.

And Mackay told BBC Three Counties Radio: "He's here for a week. We'll discuss with him on Friday where we go from there.

"The midweek game was ideal for us to have a look at him up-front."

Dembele had spent the earlier part of the summer training with Mick McCarthy's Wolverhampton.

Meanwhile Mackay admits he is no closer to deciding who will step out against Norwich City in their first game of the season on 6 August.

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Nine of the starters in Wednesday's friendly defeat also featured at the beginning of the Hornets' previous run-out, but the Scot insists all of his players will get extended pre-season playing time.

"Over the next couple of games we will change it about a bit and we will give people longer on the pitch," he said.

"Everybody's got to be able to end up playing 70, 80, 90 minutes and we're judging that with the whole squad."

Meanwhile striker Danny Graham should be fit to feature in the weekend's visit to Northampton Town, after taking a knock on the nose at St Albans on Saturday.



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