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Mauro Zarate's Watford move held up - Sky sources

By Sky Sports News HQ

Tuesday 24 January 2017 16:35, UK

Fiorentina striker Mauro Zarate is due to join Watford on loan
Image: Fiorentina striker Mauro Zarate is due to join Watford on loan

Mauro Zarate's arrival at Watford is being delayed until Fiorentina have played Napoli on Tuesday, Sky sources say.

Zarate has passed a medical ahead of his loan return to the Premier League, where he previously played for Birmingham, West Ham and QPR.

But it is understood Watford want to hold back on registering the 29-year-old until he has served the first game of a three-match suspension for a red card in the Coppa Italia.

Zarate's ban is due to kick in on Tuesday, meaning he will have to sit out just two Watford games if his arrival is put back.

The deal is expected to go through before the weekend, which would rule out Zarate for Saturday's FA Cup trip to Millwall and Tuesday's Premier League game at Arsenal.

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The Argentine forward would then be eligible for a debut when Walter Mazzari's side host Burnley on February 4.