It is increasingly likely that Watford technical director Ben Manga and his recruitment team will leave the Championship club following discussions on Monday.
Watford owner Gino Pozzo appointed Manga in December 2022 to work alongside existing sporting director Cristiano Giaretta.
But the Italian has had the arrangement under review for the last few months and The Athletic understands Pozzo has now made the decision to restructure the department.
Manga, who previously worked at Eintracht Frankfurt, was appointed alongside assistant coach and head of scouting Helena Costa, as well as Raffael.
Fabio Silva continued his impressive September international period with Portugal under-21s as he scored twice and claimed two assists in his side’s 5-0.
Fabio Silva found the back of the net for Portugal for the first time since June 2022 as he also claimed an assist in the under-21’s 3-0 Euro qualifier.
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