With Jhon Duran having now been sold to Al Nassr, it would almost certainly take a huge offer to tempt Villa to sell Watkins. Indeed, Unai Emery insisted prior to the 2-0 loss to Wolves that the player had told him he wanted to stay.

Unai Emery has earned praise for how he's spoken about Ollie Watkins' future as Arsenal look to tempt the striker to the Emirates, only for their approaches to have been rebuffed