Swapping Staffordshire for Hertfordshire could be just the boost Daniel Bachmann needs to get his professional career going, in the mind of Stoke City reporter Martin Spinks.

The 22-year-old failed to make a senior appearance at the Bet365 Stadium, spending time out on loan at Wrexham, Ross County and Bury before leaving the club at the end of his contract last weekend.

Although never in the starting line-up, Bachmann did make the bench for the Potters twice, although, Spinks says, was never considered likely to make a breakthrough ahead of Lee Grant or Shay Given.

"He's a really good character but he was just never close to making the step up at Stoke," he told the Watford Observer.

"His English is very good so there will be no problems with that, and he's a fine shot stopper. He's certainly reliable back-up, and should be more than adequate for a number three.

"Whether he can break through is another question. Apart from through injuryies at Stoke he didn't get on the bench, so maybe this is a change of scenery which he needs and could do him good.

"He needed to move on and maybe someone will see his potential differently at Watford."