Former Sheffield Wednesday playmaker Fernando Forestieri is reportedly on trial at Championship rivals Watford, which has drawn an interesting reaction from fans of the Yorkshire club. 

Forestieri left Wednesday after his contract expired at the end of the 2019/20 campaign and is now a free agent.

The 30-year-old spent five years at Hillsborough after signing from Watford in 2015 – scoring 40 goals and providing 18 assists in his 134 appearances for the Owls.

According to The Athletic, Forestieri has been training with his former club over the past few days and the Hornets are now considering re-signing the attacker.

Watford are preparing for their return to the Championship after they were relegated from the Premier League last term.

Forestieri helped the club secure promotion Premier League in his final season there and it seems they may be hoping he can help them bounce straight back up to the top flight.

The 30-year-old's time at Wednesday was up and down, he scored 27 goals and added 14 assists in his first two seasons at Hillsborough but has been unable to return to that level since.

What club did Sheffield Wednesday sign each of these 14 players on loan from?

 

 

The news that Forestieri is training with Watford has drawn an interesting reaction from Wednesday fans, many of whom took to Twitter to voice their thoughts.

Read their reaction here: