Watford players will actively seek to quit the club this summer if manager Walter Mazzarri remains in charge next season.
The growing rift between sections of the Hornets squad and their Italian manager has reached breaking point.
And Watford sources claim that a significant number of the current squad will look for an escape route out of the club if Mazzarri is kept on with morale among the squad at rock-bottom.
Certain Watford players cannot face another season working under Mazzarri, whose position will be reviewed by the club’s top-brass after Sunday’s final game of the season against Manchester City.