Manchester United Keen On Ollie Watkins But Baulk At Aston Villa’s £60m Valuation

Manchester United are willing successful signing Ollie Watkins but are unwilling to meet Aston Villa’s valuation of nan striker. Arsenal made galore bids for nan England world successful January but were knocked backmost arsenic Villa held retired for £60m, a interest they would request for immoderate waste this summer.

Ruben Amorim has been seeking a caller striker fixed nan struggles of some Rasmus Højlund and Joshua Zirzkee past season. Another action is RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko. Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson is nary longer portion of nan reasoning astatine Old Trafford.

Aston Villa insist Watkins is not for waste and are successful a position of spot arsenic his statement runs until 2028, meaning it would return an highly precocious connection for them to see parting ways. It would besides beryllium difficult for nan nine to find a replacement pinch nan caller play a small much than a fortnight away. United worth Watkins astatine betwixt £40m and £45m, which is akin to what Arsenal were offering successful January.

Sesko is 7 years Watkins’ junior, arguably making him a amended semipermanent prospect. But Leipzig are thought to want almost £90m for nan Slovenian, who scored 13 goals successful nan Bundesliga past season. Sesko is thought to besides beryllium a target for Newcastle arsenic they look uncertainty complete Alexander Isak’s future.

United person already spent successful excess of £130m on signing Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha this summertime and attraction will move to offloading immoderate of their unwanted players. Marcus Rashford’s wages person been taken disconnected nan books aft he joined Barcelona connected indebtedness but Antony, Jadon Sancho, Alejandro Garnacho and Tyrell Malacia remain. If United want to get a caller striker, bringing successful fees from nan income of these 4 will beryllium imperative.