Aston Villa se pojačala napadačem drugoligaša Brentforda Olliejem Watkinsom (24), s kojim je potpisala petogodišnji ugovor.
Vrijednost transfera je 30 milijuna eura, a s bonusima može doseći 37 milijuna.
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• Meet the boss (again) 😉𝗕𝗘𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗖𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗦 with Ollie Watkins on his first day at Bodymoor! 🎥#WatkinsAnnounced pic.twitter.com/CjlEqi4xrC
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To je rekordni transfer u povijesti Aston Ville. Dosad je to bio transfer brazilskog napadača Wesleyja, za kojeg su prošle godine Club Bruggeu platili 25 milijuna eura.
Watkins je karijeru počeo u četvrtoligašu Exeter Cityju, a posljednje tri godine nosio je dres Brentforda, za kojeg je prošle sezone zabio 26 golova, a klub je zamalo ušao u Premier ligu, ali je u odlučujućoj utakmici izgubio od Fulhama, prenijela je Hina.
Ollie Watkins: "Dean sold it to me, really. I’m looking forward to working with him and Rich [O’Kelly], they gave me a lot of confidence playing under them, hopefully they can do that again now.” 👊#WatkinsAnnounced pic.twitter.com/fwEY9gpIlM
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) September 9, 2020
He's here and he's perfect. 😍#WatkinsAnnounced pic.twitter.com/GXTl4CDI6T
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) September 9, 2020
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