UNAI EMERY has confirmed that the club refused to bid from the striker Arsenal and then “happy” for Olly Watkins to stay in Aston Villa.
Sky Sports News reported on Wednesday that Arsenal knocked back Watkins and fellow strikers, John Duran, to move to Saudi Arabia’s Club Al Nazu.
Watkins started with a recent 4-2 victory with Celtic in the Champions League on Wednesday evening. After celebrating the eleventh goal of the season in all competitions in front of Halte, forward tapped the badge.
“Yes, he’s willing to stay happy. We asked how he felt, and he was happy here,” said Emmery about the future of Watkins before the gap with wolves. I said when it was done, live on Saturday night football。
“Watkins’s commitment is a big commit to protect Aston Villa.
“He is grateful that Aston Villa always supported him and helped him, and when he joined two years ago, we always tried to make the most of him. mosquito.”
Emery: Our interest in our players is good news
As we went after the victory of Celtic, Emery claimed that the other clubs were interested in his players, not very negative at the end of the window.
“When some teams call us being interested in players, it’s good for us and players.
“Some players prefer to leave, and some players stay here, commit to Astonvilla and accept our challenges. One of them is OLLIE WATKINS.
“I need an Aston Villa in the past few years, and I need him. The conversation we usually have is how he always adapts to all situations. “
John Duran is an edge close to the Villa exit
Sky Sports NEWS’s Chief Recoor Kaveh Solhekol’s latest:
Villa Striker John Duran will complete his Al Nasul medical care and will fly to Saudi Arabia.
AL NASSR is understood that 21 -year -olds have paid more than £ 64 million (77 million euros). This contract is regarded as an example of a new strategy for developing the Saudi Arabi League.
Saudi Arabia is currently focusing on singing young, developing players. They don’t want to be considered a retirement house to aging superstars.
Villa does not separate from Duran and Watkins
The latest Dharmesh Sheth and Lyall Thomas of Sky Sports News:
Villa is not ready to sell Watkins to Arsenal with Duran on the verge of signing Al Nasl.
Arsenal held discussions with Villa about the potential sales of Watukins earlier this week, but Villa does not want to sell both strikers in the same window.
Duran has completed medical care in London, to fly to Saudi Arabia by the weekend, and Watkins is only in the club.
Villa was angry a few hours before the Celtic and the Champions League collision on Wednesday, with a report of Arsenal’s lecture on Wotkins.
After winning 4-2 at Villa Park, Unai Emery, Villa’s boss, asked about it and said, “I don’t want to leave.
“It’s a good news to be interested in other clubs and interest, but it’s good, but we want to maintain the purpose of sports through players on the team.
“All players can go to the market in case of good for clubs, players and teams, but of course we are very strict to get this transaction, and Watkins is a striker.”
It is believed that Watukins talks began while Duran’s departure was still uncertain.
It is not clear who started contact, but one source has conveyed it. Sky Sports News Arsenal was proposed to the opportunity to sign Watkins.
Arsenal values him with £ 40 million, but the sources that claimed £ 60 million were the villa evaluation -the potential transaction needed the villa to reduce their reputation.
Although long -term interest in Arsenal’s Watkins remains, Duran’s imminent departure means that he is expected to stay in this window now.