Chelsea are reportedly ready to offer Aston Villa a player plus some cash to sign England hero Ollie Watkins this summer.
Watkins got 27 goals and 13 assists in a wonderful season for Villa last term, which earned him a place in Gareth Southgate s England squad for Euro 2024.
He had featured for just 20 minutes before coming off the bench against the Netherlands in the semi-final but his lack of game time proved not to be a problem for the 28-year-old, who struck in the 90th minute to book England s place in the final.
Villa boss Unai Emery and sporting director Monchi have been working hard to improve the Villa squad this summer, with Ian Maatsen, Samuel Iling-Junior, Lewis Dobbin, Enzo Barrenechea and Ross Barkley all joining, while Douglas Luiz and Tim Iro…