The Belgian striker leaves Vicarage Road with just 15 minutes of Hornets football under his belt.
A number of Watford fans have taken to Twitter to give their thoughts on Dodi Lukebakio leaving Vicarage Road to join Bundesliga side Hertha Berlin on a permanent deal (official Hornets website).
The 21-year-old Belgian joined Watford from Anderlecht in January 2018 and was a substitute in a 2-0 Premier League defeat at West Ham the following month, a 15-minute cameo which would turn out to be his only appearance for the Premier League club.
Lukebakio was however very impressive on loan with Bundesliga side Fortuna Dusseldorf last season, scoring 14 goals in 34 games which included a hat-trick in a 3-3 draw with Bayern Munich in November – the only time Manuel Neuer has had one player put three past him in a league game (BBC Sport).
Though the fee is officially undisclosed, BBC Sport reports it as being £20million, while Transfermarkt lists the switch from Belgium to Watford a year and a half ago as having set the English club back £4.5million, representing a more than four-fold profit for the Hornets.
Here is what some Watford fans said on social media regarding the Belgium Under-21 ace’s permanent departure from Vicarage Road:
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