Dan Gosling has played with mercurial talents like Hatem Ben Arfa and Arnaut Danjuma so when the former Newcastle United midfielder speaks highly of Watford team-mate Joao Pedro, you sit up and take notice.
"I'm not going to big him up too much to the Chronicle," Gosling quipped. "He's rubbish! No, Joao is a top player. He's someone so young but with the awareness and presence he's got, he's already a real player now and he will only excel in a couple of years. I heard the gaffer [Slaven Bilic] talking about the 2026 World Cup and I can see it. He's really important for us."
You can see why Gosling does not want to big Pedro up too much given how close the Brazilian came to joining Newcastle last summer. At one point, ChronicleLive was even told that discussions were 'moving well' at the time but, crucially, the deal was 'not closed'.
