What's going on with Watkins?

Yahoo Sports Soccer·August 24, 2026 at 5:46 PM+2

sports.yahoo.com

Aston Villa have been here before. Last year, it was Emi Martinez looking to leave for Manchester United. Twelve months on, for their Premier League opener at Brighton on Sunday, Ollie Watkins was the name to make Emery bristle.

Read source

Chat about this story

More coverage of this story

Yahoo Sports3h ago

Unai Emery addresses England star's absence during Aston Villa's brutal season-opening loss

Yahoo Sports4h ago

What's going on with Watkins?

More stories

Yahoo Sports Soccer11h ago

Does Watkins want out?

Yahoo Sports Soccer1 day ago

Ollie Watkins and Emi Martinez left out of Aston Villa squad amid exit talk

Yahoo Sports1 day ago

‘Only he can explain’ – Emery on Watkins’ absence and Villa’s heavy defeat to Brighton

Pro

Currencies

Last updated 1h ago

27°

Cloudy

High 27°

Low 18°

Mon

27°

18°

Tue

26°

16°

Wed

28°

16°

Thu

27°

23°

Fri

31°

22°

Markets

Last updated 1h ago

8,842.24-0.09%