Hornets happy to net Deulofeu from Barca

Gerard Deulofeu has signed for Watford from Barcelona for an initial £11.4m.

The 24-year-old Spanish ace spent the second half of last season on loan at Vicarage Road, scoring once in seven Premier League appearances.

Deulofeu will now return on a five-year contract after Barcelona confirmed the transfer yesterday.

Watford chairman Scott Duxbury said: “We are pleased to welcome Gerard back and thank Barcelona for their part in this deal. Our ambition to succeed and grow in the Premier League remains as strong as ever.” EDEN Hazard has emerged as a doubt for Belgium’s World Cup campaign after he limped out of their 4-1 warm-up win over Costa Rica in Brussels last night.

The Chelsea star was brought off with 20 minutes to play in the game with Belgium already coasting to the win.

Initial reports suggest the injury isn’t as serious as it looked at the time, but Roberto Martinez will have to wait until the fi- nal report comes back on his star player.

Dries Mertens is another doubt for the tournament after he too was forced off through injury, the Napoli midfielder getting his hamstring iced at the side of the pitch.

The good news for Martinez is the pair have nearly a full week to recover since Belgium don’t start their campaign until Monday when they take on Panama.

As for the game itself, Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku was in stunning form as he netted a double in the friendly at King Badouin Stadium.

Despite the Red Devils falling behind to a Bryan Ruiz strike against the run of play, the Belgians stayed cool and showed all their class to take control.

It was the two injured stars who combined to level, Hazard’s scuffed shot making its way to Mertens, who finished coolly.

Lukaku grabbed his first to put the hosts ahead before he angled a beautiful header past Keylor Navas to make it three.

And the imposing striker wasn’t finished there as he unselfishly set up Michy Batshuayi for the fourth to seal the win.

This was a warning shot to group rivals England, who will have been watching closely.

Meanwhile, Celtic defender Cristian Gamboa has revealed that his main aim is to perform well for Costa Rica in the World Cup and help his country qualify from the group stage.

Costa Rica sprung a surprise in Brazil four years ago by navigating out of a group which featured England, Uruguay and It-