Ranieri makes an exciting Emmanuel Dennis prediction

The Nigerian striker has made a stellar start to his Premier League career at Vicarage Road.

Watford manager Claudio Ranieri loves Emmanuel Dennis and expects offers from big teams at the end of the season.

The 24-year-old West African has proved to be one of the biggest bargains of the campaign. Watford only paid Club Brugge €4 million to sign him in the summer, yet the Hornets have been richly rewarded.

Dennis has contributed an impressive 11 goals in only 14 Premier League games, having scored six times and supplied five assists.

“I am impressed a lot with his performances; he’s very fast, he scores goals, and makes a lot of assists for us,” Ranieri told Sky Sports of Dennis.

“I hope he can continue in this way. He is young and can score goals. I love this kind of player [who can play on either wing or through the middle], universal players, so I can change during the match some position from him, [Joshua] King, Cucho [Hernandez]… with a lot of players in front.

“For me, that’s very good; I think he could play for these big teams. He must continue to improve and I speak a lot with him. I am sure at the end of the season he can go into the big teams – but also he can stay in Watford!”

Incidentally, Dennis’ agent revealed recently how the Nigerian caught the interest of Arsenal and Manchester United in the past.

For now, though, the priority is on Friday’s trip to Brentford in the Premier League. For match details and betting tips, check out the link here.