Aston Villa sign Watkins

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Aston Villa have signed one of the big starlets of English football. It is Ollie Watkins, who last season scored a whopping 26 goals in 50 matches for Brentford. The deal has been done for 31 million euros plus 7 in add-ons.

Aston Villa have announced the signing of 24-year-old forward Ollie Watkins, who moves to the Premier League from Brentford, who play in the Championship.

Author of 26 goals and 3 assists in 50 matches in the Championship last season, the young LW has signed a 5-year deal at his new team.

The transfer has been done for 31 million euros plus 7 in add-ons, some figures that catch the attention because he's a practically unknown player in English professional football, although it's true that he was the second top scorer in the competition.

Aston Villa have published on their official channels their new player's stats per match in the 2019-20 season: 1.5 key passes, 0.8 dribbles completed and 1.3 fouls received.

In total, the ex-Exeter City player has played 143 official matches with Brentford in which he has been able to score 49 times.