NEW DEAL FOR GRACIA AFTER A PERFECT START

WATFORD are preparing contract talks with manager Javi Gracia following their perfect start to the campaign. Formal discussions are yet to begin with the Spaniard — whose contract runs out at the end of this season — but resolving any uncertainty around his future is high on the club’s agenda. Watford bosses are under no illusion that Gracia’s stock is rising thanks to the club’s 100 per cent start to the season and there is a desire

to tie him down. Watford were expected to struggle this season but Gracia has galvanised the club following a stuttering end to last season. The much-travelled Gracia is said to have worked hard to nurture a feeling of togetherness around the Watford camp — something sources insist has played a key part in their excellent start.