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title: "Watford complete signing of Chalobah"
canonical: "https://readchelsea.com/2017/07/13/watford-complete-signing-of-chalobah/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Daniel Emery"
section: "Chelsea Features & Analysis"
published: "2017-07-13T21:30:21Z"
modified: "2017-07-13T21:37:47Z"
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# Watford complete signing of Chalobah

Watford have completed the signing of Nathaniel Chalobah on a five-year deal from Chelsea.

Watford have confirmed in an[official club statement](https://www.watfordfc.com/teams/first-team/official-chalobah-returns) that Chalobah has joined the Hornets for an undisclosed fee.

This is despite Chelsea offering the midfielder a lucrative five-year contract to keep him at the club.

Antonio Conte is said to be a fan of Chalobah and was willing to offer him more game-time in an attempt to make him sign a new deal.

Instead, Chalobah rejected the offer and has now signed for Watford to fight his way to becoming a Premier League regular.

Chalobah had one year left on his contract and [Watford](https://readwatford.com/) have sealed the deal for a fee in the region of £5m.

Chelsea were willing to give Chalobah £65k-per-week on a new deal but the Englishman is adamant that he wants regular minutes next season.

The 22-year-old returns to the club where he spent time on loan during the 2012/13 season.