Aston Villa manager Unai Emery revealed that Ollie Watkins is "committed" to staying in the Midlands despite extensive transfer interest from Arsenal. The England international was the subject of a surprise bid from the Gunners this week.

Watkins is also only the second Villa player after Gabriel Agbonlahor to be directly involved in 100 Premier League goals (61 goals, 39 assists)

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has seemingly made the club's stance on selling Ollie Watkins very clear after a rejected bid from Arsenal.

Watkins went on to score a decisive third goal, his first in the Champions League, before missing a penalty against Celtic, with Morgan Rogers' hat-trick helping them through

Ollie Watkins is happy to stay at Aston Villa, manager Unai Emery said on Friday, after British media reported that Villa had rejected Arsenal's bid for the striker. The coach had earlier said he wanted the striker to stay with the Birmingham side while seeming to accept the prospect of losing forward Jhon Duran to another club amid links with Saudi Arabia's Al-Nassr.

Unai Emery has revealed Ollie Watkins wants to stay at Aston Villa after Arsenal reportedly made a bid for the England striker this week.Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was tightlipped when asked at his own press conference on Friday about whether the Gunners had made a bid for Watkins.

Aston Villa transfer news as Ollie Watkins stance matches Unai Emery's despite Arsenal bid and late January window interest