Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea have joined the hunt for Watford wonderkid Tommie Hoban.
Arsenal and Manchester City were already tracking highly-rated centre-half Hoban who has forced his way into Gianfranco Zola’s first-team this season.
Scouts from United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool were at Vicarage Road on Saturday to watch Hoban, 18, impress in Watford’s win over high-flying Leicester.
Zola said: "Tommie Hoban was the best player on the pitch, no question in my mind.
"His confidence, his touch - he has a calm in possession which is a great quality for a defender.
"You don't need to tell Tommie something twice either. That's why he's improving so much game by game."
Arsenal let Hoban go when he was 14 due to a knee injury but have kept tabs on his progress, along with City, as he has battled back at Watford.
The Irish youth international made his first Hornets start in September and been an ever-present since.
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