Watford's Tikvic loaned to Austrian side Grazer

Antonio Tikvic spent time on the books at St Pauli, Eintracht Frankfurt and Hamburg as a youth player

Watford defender Antonio Tikvic has joined Austrian Bundesliga side Grazer AK on loan for the remainder of the season.

The 20-year-old initially joined the Hornets on loan from Udinese - the Italian Serie A club which Watford owner Gino Pozzo also has a controlling stake in - last summer.

That move, Watford now says, was made permanent in August after just two appearances for the club in the Carabao Cup that month.

The Croatia Under-21 international, who had a spell with Bayern Munich before joining Udinese in the summer of 2023, has featured just once more for Watford since then.

Tikvic, who is yet to play in the Championship for the Hornets, joins a Grazer AK side that are second from bottom in Austria's top flight.