Unai Emery says Ollie Watkins has told him he’s happy to stay at Villa. The England international has been subject of an offer from Arsenal but Emery had stated he is not for sale this month. Jhon Duran is close to completing a £75million move to Saudi Arabia, increasing Watkins’ importance to the team.

Aston Villa face a busy few days in the transfer window but will likely have money to spend as striker Jhon Duran nears a big-money move to Al-Nassr

Unai Emery, fresh from offloading striker Jhon Duran for £77.5m to Al-Nassr, has confirmed that Ollie Watkins will not be moving to Arsenal before the closure of this transfer window

Villa sporting director Monchi confirmed their undying interest in an interview yesterday, adding that Unai Emery is (still) a big fan of the 25-year-old attacking midfielder whos

Reports in France now claim that St Etienne are one side who are eager to conclude such a deal before the deadline and, as such, have opened talks with Villa. Their president Ivan Gazidis was responsible for hiring Emery in his role as CEO of Arsenal in 2018, when tasked with succeeding the departing Arsene Wenger.

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Wolves go into the West Midlands derby against Villa tomorrow without two key players. Vitor Pereira has very few injury concerns to contend with, but has still lost two important starting XI regulars for the game at Molineux. The striker pulled up against Arsenal with a hamstring injury and was taken off in the first half.

Joao Felix is looking to leave Chelsea as he is frustrated over his lack of playing time, according to Duncan Castles.The reporter said via The Transfers Podcast that the Portugal international is

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Manchester City face a blockbuster Champions League play-off tie against Real Madrid or Bayern Munich after scraping through the new league phase with a 3-1 victory over Club Brugge.

Former Doncaster Rovers defender Habib Beye has been appointed head coach of Ligue 1 outfit Rennes. The 47-year-old is a familiar face in England, with most supporters recognising him from his spells in the Premier League with Newcastle United and Aston Villa.