Watford boss Quique Sanchez Flores is delighted with their deal for Malaga winger Nordin Amrabat.

The deal is one that the manager sees as recognition of how Watford have grown into being a bonafide quality Barclays Premier League club.

The newly-promoted Hornets are 11 points off the magic 40-point safety mark with 16 games to go and seem certain to get at least a second season in the top flight.

"He wanted to come here, to Watford, so it's very nice news for us because big players want to come to Watford to play with us," Flores said of Amrabat.

"It's amazing, the boy is working very hard the last two days, he wants to play as quick as possible of course but it's necessary he understands how we want to play.

"But he wanted to come here so, for sure, he will help us."