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title: "Watford close to beating Everton to Serie A defender"
canonical: "https://readeverton.com/watford-close-to-beating-everton-to-serie-a-defender/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Luke Osman"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2018-06-09T11:33:05Z"
modified: "2018-06-09T11:33:05Z"
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# Watford close to beating Everton to Serie A defender

Watford are set to beat Everton to the signing of Bologna left-back Adam Masina, according to [reports in Italy](https://www.calciomercato.com/news/bologna-masina-a-un-passo-dal-watford-76226).

The Toffees were [linked](https://readeverton.com/2018/06/07/everton-and-watford-to-battle-for-serie-a-left-back/) with a move to hijack Watford’s deal to sign the player earlier on this week but it seems a transfer to Vicarage Road is on the cards for Masina.

Everton boss Marco Silva is likely to keep the faith in Leighton Baines as his first-choice left-back next season but it seems the new man is after some cover in the defensive department.

![Marco Rosi/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readeverton.com/readeverton/2018/06/933749060.jpg)

Masina is set to sign for Watford in the coming days for a fee worth €8 million along with additional bonuses.

The defender, who started 33 Serie A matches for Bologna last season, has attracted plenty of interest in recent times and a move to the Premier League is now on the cards.

Everton will be forced to look elsewhere if they are to continue pursuing added depth at left-back, with Masina seemingly Watford-bound.