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Watford close to £3.5m Gothenburg 'keeper Pontus Dahlberg

Pontus Dahlberg during Sweden U21 national team training at Stadion Miejski on June 12, 2017
Image: Pontus Dahlberg is likely to go back out on loan for first-team football

Watford are close to completing the signing of IFK Gothenburg goalkeeper Pontus Dahlberg, according to Sky sources.

The 19-year-old Sweden stopper is understood to have had a medical ahead of a £3.5million switch to Vicarage Road.

He is then likely to move out to another club on loan for the rest of the campaign in order to pick up regular games.

Pontus Dahlberg during Sweden U21 national team training at Stadion Miejski on June 17, 2017
Image: Dahlberg progressed through Sweden's international youth teams

Dahlberg has one cap for Sweden already in his career, after impressing for his country's youth sides.

He began his career at Alvangen IK, where he was born, before switching to Gothenburg in 2015. He has made 29 league appearances for the club - all of them during the previous campaign, which finished in November 2017.

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Watford are yet to sign anyone in the January transfer window so far, but were interested in signing Getafe keeper Vincent Guaita, who is close to joining Crystal Palace.