Watford have binned all bids for Ismaila Sarr and the Senegal winger will not be sold in this transfer window - in a huge blow to Steven Gerrard's transfer plans at Aston Villa.
Although the Hornets reluctantly accepted Villa's £25million bid with up to £5m in add-on clauses at the weekend, in a shock development Mirror Football understands the move is now OFF.
And instead of getting their money back on a player for whom they paid out a club record £27m three years ago, Watford are laying the groundwork to offer Sarr a new contract to stay at Vicarage Road for the long term.
