Watford have ended their interest in signing 24 year old Inter Milan full-back Davide Santon.

Owner Gino Pozzo confirmed the deal was dead on Thursday morning.

"I can say that the deal is now off the table and negotiations will not continue," Pozzo said.

"I see no particular enthusiasm in the lad, despite all the time that we gave him to reflect and evaluate the deal.

"At this point it doesn't seem logical to put pressure on the player. It's a pity because we had an agreement on everything but Santon doesn't want to leave Inter."