Just 45 days after lining up together for England in the World Cup 2026 third-place play-off, Ollie Watkins and Ivan Toney were sharing a pitch again – but in very different surroundings. This time, the two strikers were on opposing teams and had swapped the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami for Riyadh’s Kingdom Arena, as … Read more
Unai Emery is hopeful Nicolas Jackson will complete his £47.5m move from Chelsea in time to make his Aston Villa debut against Arsenal on Monday, while Villa are finalising a move for the Paris Saint-Germain forward Ibrahim Mbaye. Emery said Jackson’s arrival would mark a “new chapter” at the club and Mbaye represents another longstanding … Read more
Al-Hilal close in on a £50m deal for Ollie Watkins, Chelsea line up Bournemouth‘s Alex Scott, and Sunderland make an offer for Manchester City‘s Jack Grealish. Al-Hilal have agreed a deal of about £50m with Aston Villa to sign England forward Ollie Watkins, 30. (Fabrizio Romano), external Chelsea have lined up Bournemouth‘s English midfielder Alex … Read more
Available for over a year Mark Chapman is joined by Chris Sutton, Andros Townsend and, Rory Smith. After a difficult summer for Aston Villa, their Premier League season couldn’t have gotten off to a worse start with a 4-0 defeat to Brighton. What’s the latest with Ollie Watkins? Jacob Tanswell who covers Aston Villa for … Read more
Al-Hilal, who have offered close to £40m, are not near to Aston Villa’s asking price. As next Tuesday’s transfer deadline nears, Villa will play hardball for their all-time record Premier League goalscorer. A deal is still believed to be some way off, even if Emery revealed last week the striker could leave. Al-Hilal, who signed … Read more
Atletico Madrid forward Julian Alvarez open to Arsenal transfer, Spurs confident on completing Omar Marmoush deal, Ollie Watkins wants Al-Hilal move. Argentina forward Julian Alvarez, 26, is open to joining Arsenal, having previously favoured a switch to Barcelona, with his relationship with current club Atletico Madrid starting to turn “unsavoury”. (Standard), external Arsenal manager Mikel … Read more
Al-Hilal in talks with Harry Kane and Ollie Watkins, Newcastle explore move for Manchester City‘s Nico Gonzalez, Sunderland move for Dayann Methalie in danger of collapsing. Representatives for England captain Harry Kane, 33, have held talks with Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal, with the Bayern Munich striker open to a move in the future. (Talksport, … Read more
Aston Villa star Ollie Watkins has agreed personal terms with Al Hilal. This summer could be on in which the Midlanders lose several stars who have come to define the Unai Emery era: Morgan Rogers has become a record sale for the club, while Emiliano Martinez is close to an exit. But Aston Villa losing … Read more
Ian Watkins, the convicted child sex offender and former frontman of Lostprophets, has been killed in prison at the age of 48. As confirmed by West Yorkshire Police, the singer was attacked by a fellow inmate at Wakefield Prison today (October 11) and died from his injuries. “At 9.39am this morning (Saturday), police were called … Read more
Seems JuJu Watkins‘ coach doesn’t have much worry her star player will be back to her normal self soon — Lindsay Gottlieb tells TMZ Sports the 19-year-old is “doing great” in her rehab … and attacking things with a laser focus. Watkins, of course, tore her ACL on March 24 in an NCAA tournament game … Read more