Ollie Watkins completes £51m move to Saudi side Al-Hilal from Aston Villa
- On Sunday, England striker Ollie Watkins completed his move from Aston Villa to Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal for £51m on a three-year deal.
- Watkins leaves as Villa's record Premier League scorer with 91 goals, having played a crucial role under manager Unai Emery in securing the club's first European trophy in 44 years.
- Tensions preceded the exit; the striker made himself unavailable for Villa's Premier League opener against Brighton last weekend, which Emery said Watkins apologized for.
- Morgan Rogers, Ezri Konsa, Youri Tielemans, and Emiliano Martinez have also exited Villa this close season, with Martinez joining Chelsea on Sunday.
- Posting on Instagram, Watkins wrote, "6 amazing years has come to an end," noting that saying goodbye to the club is "never easy.
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Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins joins Saudi club Al Hilal
England forward Ollie Watkins has left Aston Villa to join Al Hilal, his new Saudi club announced on Sunday.The deal is worth a reported ￡50 million (US$67.7 million) and follows Villa’s signing of Senegal eseforward Nicolas Jackson from Chelsea.Al Hilal said the 30-year-old Watkins had signed a thr
Al Hilal have signed Ollie Watkins from Aston Villa, the two clubs announced on Sunday, after the 30-year-old striker ended a successful six-year spell at the Midlands club, where he became the Premier League's top scorer. No financial details were disclosed, but British media reported that the Saudi Pro League side paid £51m for the England international, who had two years remaining on his Villa contract. Watkins has signed a three-year deal an…
[Sports Chosun Reporter Park Sang-kyung] Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia) has once again proven the power of oil money. On the 31st (Korean time), the BBC reported that "Ollie Watkins has left Aston Villa and signed a three-year contract with Al Hilal." Al Hilal offered 51 million pounds (approximately 95.3 billion won), and Aston Villa accepted the offer. Watkins has been assigned jersey number 11. Watkins, who made his professional debut with Exeter Ci…
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