Villa, Newcastle and Ollie Watkins
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Aston Villa are about to forfeit any kind of asking price for one unwanted first-team player to leave the club in order to balance the books.
Aston Villa wrapped up their pre-season preparations with a 2-0 win over Villarreal at the Estadio de la Ceramica on Sunday night. Just over 24 hours after facing Marseille in France, Unai Emery returned to his former club and saw his side secure victory thanks to goals from Ollie Watkins and Emi Buendia.
Ollie Watkins has attracted interest from across the Premier League, with Aston Villa reluctant to sell the England star before managing to source a replacement
Ollie Watkins transfer news: Aston Villa consider England striker not for sale amid Man Utd interest
Ollie Watkins is one of a number of strikers Man Utd have looked at along with others, including Nicolas Jackson and Benjamin Sesko; Aston Villa are keen on Alejandro Garnacho but they are understood
Unai Emery has named his Aston Villa starting XI to face Newcastle United in the Premier League. It’s the club’s first game of the new league campaign, and they’ll be looking to start strongly in front of the home fans at Villa Park.