Earlier on Wednesday, we covered a story from Gazzetta dello Sport claiming that Watford striker Stefano Okaka was on his way to Turkey, and he was, but then the penny dropped, and everything got cancelled when everyone realised a deal couldn’t be done in time, according to Gianluca Di Marzio.
However, there are still some options left for the 29-year-old to complete his dream exit from Vicarage Road, where he’s barely featured this season despite the club struggling for goals, but clubs will have to pay up.
Fulham were said to be interested in bringing back the striker they loaned from Roma back in 2010, but refused to shell out the €2m loan fee Watford were asking for.
Then there’s Torino, the club managed by Walter Mazzarri, who brought Stefano Okaka to his current club during his relatively brief tenure at the club, as they continue to look for an alternative for Andrea Belotti.
Tuttosport are the ones reporting the interest in the 29-year-old, but only a sale would allow them to afford a deal for the Watford striker.
At this point, we’re pretty sure the Okaka camp will be open to just about anything to keep the dream alive.
As long as it can sorted out quickly.
