Aston Villa step up Ollie Watkins replacement plan with 'approach' after rejecting £45m bid

Ollie Watkins could leave Aston Villa in the final few days of the summer transfer window which has seen Unai Emery identify several possible replacement

The Premier League side's interest in the 20-year-old relates to Ollie Watkins' desire to move to Al Hilal.

The England striker seems dead set on leaving Villa in the lurch to join Al Hilal – which, Richard Jolly writes, is a great shame for a club and player who were very good for one another

I can count the amount of friends and family who watch the Saudi Pro League on no hands

After being left out of Aston Villa's match-day squad against Brighton, Match of the Day's Gabby Logan, Danny Murphy and Joe Hart consider if Ollie Watkins is on the verge of leaving the club for Al Hilal.

Aston Villa have second bid to sign England international as potential Ezri Konsa replacement rejected  talkSPORT

John McGinn makes sly dig at Ollie Watkins amid Aston Villa transfer saga  GB News

‘I can’t answer,’ Emery said when asked about Watkins’ omission from the team against Brighton.

After exodus of key players, youthful arrivals over the summer amount to a fresh beginning with plenty to get excited about Last season was the greatest Aston Villa have enjoyed since they won the European Cup in 1982. They claimed their second European trophy by lifting the Europa League, but even without that would h

Unai Emery reveals Ollie Watkins and Emiliano Martinez might be the next Aston Villa players to depart, despite recent trophy success. Get the latest on As

Aug 21 : Aston Villa could lose Ollie Watkins after receiving offers for the England forward, who could become the club's latest high-profile departure, manager Unai Emery said on Friday.Villa's Youri Tielemans has joined Manchester United and Morgan Rogers moved to Chelsea for a British record fee, while Jadon Sancho,

Unai Emery: Ollie Watkins, Emiliano Martínez could leave Aston Villa  ESPN

Villa have rejected several bids for Watkins from Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal this week, but Emery hinted the England striker would be allowed to leave for the right price.

Al Hilal have seen multiple bids rejected for 30-year-old striker

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