Aston Villa reportedly reject Al Hilal's opening bid for striker Ollie Watkins

[p]It was reported on Tuesday (August 18) that [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/al-hilal/hxxcePl9/"]Al Hilal[/a] had made a £39 million offer for the 30-year-old, who is keen on making the move.[/p][p]Not long after, [i][b]The Athletic [/b][/i]have reported that [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aston-villa/W00wmLO0/"]Aston Villa[/a] plan on turning that offer down and would like to keep [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/watkins-ollie/rHnOkDD8/"]Watkins[/a] at the club.[/p][embed guid="c5a373ef-ddc6-42a1-9080-c9a3b1858081" url="https://x.com/J_Tanswell/status/2089832024198767069" social-type="twitter" /][p]The Saudi Pro League side are continuing their pursuit, however, and believe they’ve received enough encouragement from the player to get a deal done.[/p][p]Watkins joined Villa from Brentford back in 2020 and has established himself as a top Premier League striker, making 278 appearances and scoring 108 goals.[/p][infobox id="a26dc69f-5d29-48c9-8d0f-786c18f76a2b" /]