It is claimed that Cathcart is not in Marco Silva’s long-term plans at Watford, whose former boss wants him at Fulham.
Fulham want to sign Watford’s Craig Cathcart in January, the Mirror reports on page 46 of its printed edition on Monday.
Cathcart played under Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic at Watford in the season the Hornets achieved promotion to the Premier League.
However, the versatile defender has only played once this season, owing to muscle and knee injuries.
And according to the Mirror, he does not feature in Marco Silva’s long-term plans at Vicarage Road, despite signing a new deal earlier this year.
Cathcart, 28, began his career at Manchester United and has also played for Plymouth Argyle and Blackpool, with whom he won the first of his 33 Northern Ireland caps.
Fulham recruited Spanish defender Marcelo Djalo in the summer, but the 23-year-old has only appeared in the Carabao Cup so far.
The Championship side lost in the play-off semi-finals last season and are currently 10th in the standings, three points outside the top six.
Should Fulham move for the Watford man in January?
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