When the Pozzo family became involved in Watford 13 years ago, the recruitment model was to mirror that of then sister clubs Udinese and Granada, an extensive worldwide scouting network trying to uncover bright young stars for relatively small amounts of money to eventually sell on for profit.
This has proved to be successful over the years - Richarlison, Joao Pedro and Ismaila Sarr are some of Watford's best examples. Hornets fans enjoyed them for the few years they were at Vicarage Road and then they left for big money.
Which brings us to the present.