DeMerit demands pay raise

The Mirror is reporting that American Jay DeMerit is demanding £10,000-a-week or he'll leave the club. According to the article, the 27-year-old has received offers from Middlesbrough and Derby County. His contract with Watford reportedly runs through the end of the 2008-09 season.

DeMerit earned his first call up to the U.S. national team last March in a friendly with Guatemala. The former University of Illinois-Chicago defender was a finalist for Watford player of the year last year. He will be on roster for the Nats friendly against Sweden this Wednesday.