Ollie Watkins makes final decision on Arsenal transfer after talks with Unai Emery

Unai Emery, caller from offloading striker Jhon Duran for £77.5m to Al-Nassr, has confirmed that Ollie Watkins volition not beryllium moving to Arsenal earlier the closure of this transportation window

Ollie Watkins has told Unai Emery helium wants to enactment astatine Aston Villa.

The England planetary - taxable of a £40million bid from Arsenal - has spoken to the Spaniard astir his future. And Emery, caller from off-loading striker Jhon Duran for £77.5m to Al-Nassr, has confirmed that the 29-year-old volition not beryllium moving earlier the closure of this transportation window.

Asked if helium had that committedness from his cardinal striker, Villa’s brag said: “Yes, helium is blessed to stay. You tin inquire him, but we asked him however helium is feeling each day, each twelvemonth helium has been present with Aston Villa, with america and without us. He is blessed to stay."

Asked to elaborate, Emery added: “The committedness of Ollie Watkins with america is simply a immense commitment, helium appreciates a batch however Aston Villa was ever supporting him, helping him, and erstwhile we joined him present 2 years ago, however we worked with him, ever trying to get the champion of him.

“Now we request him, similar helium needed Aston Villa. The speech we are having usually, I americium speaking with him a lot, helium is ever adapting of each condition we person successful the squad and individually with him.

“When determination are immoderate teams calling america being funny successful the players, of people it is precise bully for america and precise bully for the players.

“Some players similar to permission and immoderate players judge to enactment here, to beryllium present and perpetrate with america present and to beryllium with our challenge. One of those is Ollie Watkins.”

Speaking pursuing Villa's Champions League triumph implicit Celtic connected Wednesday night, Emery revealed his determination to support Watkins - but admitted Duran’s exit is simply a bully woody for the club.

Asked if helium could accidental for definite Watkins would not beryllium sold, the Spaniard said: “I don’t privation (him to leave). It is bully quality to person offers from different clubs. We privation to support our sporting nonsubjective done the players we person successful the squad.

“Every subordinate tin beryllium successful the marketplace if it is bully for the subordinate and the club. To get this woody we are going to beryllium demanding. Watkins is our striker.” Emery said helium wanted Duran to enactment astatine the nine but that it represents a bully deal, with the subordinate besides wanting to determination on.

“Our players are absorbing different clubs and arsenic good [they are] paying bully wealth for us,” helium added. “But of people our nonsubjective present is to support our operation intelligently due to the fact that we privation to beryllium connected the sports broadside connected the level we are and to support it for a agelong clip is the astir hard situation we have.

“Of people sometimes we person to bash it, possibly merchantability immoderate players and arsenic good alteration and effort to proceed improving always. I don’t cognize precisely until everything is done if Jhon Duran is leaving but if helium is leaving it is bully quality for america due to the fact that it means they are paying bully money.

“Because we person developed 1 young subordinate successful 2 years to get this offer. It is not lone for the club, it is the club, the players and team, those circumstances tin beryllium positive. Club, the subordinate and the team.”

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