‘Call his agent’: Emery feels Watkins should explain absence from Villa’s rout by Brighton
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England forward is considering move to Al Hilal‘This question is for him … I answer only with silence’Unai Emery did nothing to deny that Ollie Watkins had refused to play for Aston Villa in their sobering 4-0 defeat by Brighton at the Amex on Sunday. The head coach had a selection crisis up front with Brian Madjo and Tammy Abraham injured. However, he did not include Watkins in the matchday squad as the England striker considers a move to Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia.Emery was forced to rely on the…
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