Almen Abdi admits not being guaranteed to play in his favoured central midfield position at Watford led to his move to Sheffield Wednesday.

The fans' favourite at Vicarage Road was played out wide during much of last season and new head coach Walter Mazzarri failed to assure him he would play in his preferred role.

Abdi, who scored 25 goals for Watford in 130 appearances, signed a three-year deal with the Championship club yesterday for a reported £4m.

The midfielder told the Sheffield Star: "I had a fantastic four years at Watford but this is a new chapter for me."

He added: "I didn't always play in my right position. I like to play in the middle but I played a lot on the right hand side last year.

"Watford couldn't tell me I would play in my right position this year so I was looking for something else and I think Sheffield Wednesday are a perfect solution."

Daniel Pudil also left Watford yesterday after signing for the Owls and the defender is grateful to the Premier League side for allowing him to move on.

Pudil, who spent last season on loan at Hillsborough, told the Star: “I’m really glad that Watford let me go. I just want to say thanks to them and all the people over there.

"I had an amazing three years in Watford. But I knew this was the time to move and I’m really glad to be back in Sheffield.”