Ollie Watkins reportedly on verge of joining Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal

[p]It’s been a busy summer for Unai Emery’s side, with the likes of Morgan Rogers, Ezri Konsa, and Youri Tielemans leaving the club.[/p][p]According to Fabrizio Romano, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/watkins-ollie/rHnOkDD8/"]Watkins[/a] is set to become the next, after an agreement with Saudi side Al Hilal was reached.[/p][p]It’s understood that [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aston-villa/W00wmLO0/"]Villa[/a] will receive a fee of £52 million for the striker, who has been pushing to get the move done since learning of the interest.[/p][embed guid="7bb1ec97-baea-48b8-b486-4dd3894584b4" url="https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2092684884837863915" social-type="twitter" /][p]Watkins leaves the club as one of the Premier League’s most reliable strikers, having scored 91 goals in his 221 league games.[/p][p]The news comes after Aston Villa agreed to pay a club record deal for the signature for Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson.[/p][p]Unai Emery’s side will pay an initial fee of £47.5 million, with add-ons taking the total package to £65 million.[/p][infobox id="3758a48f-fadf-446f-811f-5a7fe003822a" /]