Czech Republic striker Matej Vydra has completed a permanent move to Watford, the newly promoted Premier League club has announced.
Vydra, 23, has signed a five-year deal to end his spell with Italian club Udinese after impressing during two loan spells at Vicarage Road.
A statement on the club's official website read: "Watford Football Club is delighted to announce that Matej Vydra has signed a five-year contract with the Hornets.
"Having penned a permanent deal, the 23-year-old is beginning preparations for the 2015-16 Premier League season with the rest of his Hornets teammates at UCL London Colney."
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- Watford FC (@WatfordFC) July 1, 2015
Vydra scored 16 goals in 31 Championship starts last season, adding to his reputation in Hertfordshire having managed 22 for the club during the 2012-13 campaign.
He had a spell in the English top flight with West Brom -- again on loan from Udinese -- during the following season, but 16 of his 23 league appearances, in which he scored three times, came from the bench.