Benfica winger Andre Carrillo is reportedly edging closer to a season-long loan at Watford, subject to a medical and work permit.

The Peru international was again left out of the Benfica squad for their 5-0 Primeira Liga win over Belenenses on Saturday.

Watford boss Marco Silva knows Carillo well, having worked with the 26-year-old when they were at Sporting Lisbon.

But Silva refused to confirm or deny an official interest in Carrillo when asked on Friday if a deal for was imminent.

"I don't want to talk at the moment, not only about Carrillo," said Silva. "I can talk when the players sign with us. When they are our players, I will talk about them.

"At this moment he is a Benfica player, I don't want to talk about the player. If you ask me if I know the player, of course I know the player.

"He is a player who worked with me at Sporting. He is a player I know very well but at this moment he is a Benfica player."