Watford defender Antonio Tikvic has joined Austrian Bundesliga side Grazer AK on loan for the remainder of the season.
The 20-year-old initially joined the Hornets on loan from Udinese - the Italian Serie A club which Watford owner Gino Pozzo also has a controlling stake in - last summer.
That move, Watford now says,, external was made permanent in August after just two appearances for the club in the Carabao Cup that month.
The Croatia Under-21 international, who had a spell with Bayern Munich before joining Udinese in the summer of 2023, has featured just once more for Watford since then.