With Morgan Rogers sold to Chelsea for a British-record £117m, Villa are willing to listen to offers for Watkins at their full valuation, understood to be around £60m, though they will not let the England striker go cheaply. Arsenal remain the keenest suitors, having had an earlier approach rebuffed and weighing an improved bid, while a Manchester United enquiry was firmly knocked back. Villa would only sanction a sale if they land a younger centre-forward first.
Primary source: Sky Sports / Read Aston Villa · last corroborated July 21st.
| Date | What changed | |
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| July 21st | Tracked | Rumor opened on the board at 15% (linked) — source: Sky Sports / Read Aston Villa. With Morgan Rogers sold to Chelsea for a British-record £117m, Villa are willing to listen to offers for Watkins at their full valuation, understood to be around £60m, though they will not let the England striker go cheaply. Arsenal remain the keenest suitors, having had an earlier approach rebuffed and weighing an improved bid, while a Manchester United enquiry was firmly knocked back. Villa would only sanction a sale if they land a younger centre-forward first. |
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