Watford sign Brazilian defender Almeida

Kayky Almeida is the seventh signing to arrive at Vicarage Road this summer

Watford have signed central defender Kayky Almeida from Brazilian club Fluminense.

The 19-year-old has joined the Hornets on a five-year contract and is the club's seventh signing this summer.

Watford head coach Tom Cleverley told BBC Three Counties Radio on Wednesday that he was in the market for a new central defender in order to deploy a 3-5-2 formation this season.

Kayky, a natural left-footer, is not eligible to face Millwall on Saturday but could make his debut against Stoke City on 17 August.