Watford supporters will have to be patient with new signing Edoardo Bove, says Italian football expert Daniele Verri.
Bove collapsed on the pitch while playing for Fiorentina two years ago and was later fitted with a cardiac defibrillator – a device not allowed in Italian football.
Despite that, the Hornets signed the midfielder last week on a five-and-a-half-year contract.
"Let's not forget he is a player who hasn't played professional football for a while, so obviously it's a bold move for Watford," Verri told BBC Three Counties Radio.
"He's a dynamic, attractive, tenacious player but we will have to see how he copes with English football because the rhythm and pace and speed, it is bolder than Italian football from that sense, so he will need time to adapt.
"He brings the qualities that make him an important player, definitely, but you cannot expect him not to play for over a year and have him in the starting eleven straight away, this is not realistic."
