Unai Emery has confirmed Ollie Watkins is able to snub curiosity from Arsenal and keep at Aston Villa.
The England worldwide was the topic of a reported £60million bid from the Gunners earlier this week, with the information breaking simply hours earlier than Wednesday night time’s 4-2 win over Celtic within the Champions League, a sport through which Watkins scored and missed a penalty.
With Jhon Duran on the verge of sealing a £64m transfer to Al Nassr, the very last thing Villa want is for Watkins to point he additionally desires out. However Emery says, having spoken to him, the 29-year-old is comfortable at Villa Park.
Emery mentioned: “Sure, he’s comfortable to remain. We requested him how he’s feeling every single day and he’s comfortable right here.
“He appreciates so much how Villa was all the time supporting him and serving to him, after we joined right here two years in the past how we have been working with him and getting the perfect of him.
“Now we want him, like he wanted Aston Villa within the final years. I’m talking with him so much, he’s all the time adapting with each circumstance now we have and naturally when some groups calling us being within the gamers it’s excellent for us and the gamers.
“Some gamers desire to depart and a few settle for to remain right here and commit with our challenges. Considered one of them is Ollie Watkins.”
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Defensive worries for Wolves derby
After the euphoria of midweek, Villa flip their consideration again to Premier League issues tomorrow with an area skirmish at Wolves.
They are going to make the brief journey to Molineux with out defensive duo Tyrone Mings and Matty Money.
Mings was injured in opposition to West Ham final weekend whereas Money lasted simply half-hour of the Celtic sport earlier than limping off.
Emery mentioned: “We are going to practice this afternoon however Matty Money shouldn’t be accessible, he’s going to be, roughly, three or 4 weeks out.
“Tyrone Mings is a small harm, probably not dangerous however I feel he’ll want some days extra to be able to play.”