Watford splashes reported £18.5M to snatch Gray from Burnley

Watford has signed two strikers in two days, the latest a club-record signing for Andre Gray from Burnley.

The Hornets announced the move Wednesday with a statement on their website, with BBC Sport adding that the fee totals an astounding £18.5 million.

Watford's previous club-record signing was the £12.5 million paid to Granada last summer for once-capped Nigerian Isaac Success.

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A day after securing the services of Brazilian forward Richarlison from Fluminense for a reported £11-million fee, Watford has added Gray to the mix, giving incoming manager Marco Silva a half-dozen options up top with Troy Deeney, Jerome Sinclair, Stefano Okaka, and Success already in the squad.

Gray, 26, makes the switch to Vicarage Road on a five-year deal after spending the last two seasons at Turf Moor.

Under Sean Dyche's watch, Gray scored 33 goals over 78 matches in England's top two tiers, bagging nine last year whilst paired with Welsh international Sam Vokes.

Gray becomes the Hornets' fifth significant summer signing, joining Richarlison, Tom Cleverley, Will Hughes, and Nathaniel Chalobah with the Hertfordshire lot.