The Aston Villa star explains why he should ignore transfer interest from Arsenal and Man Utd
Latest review from Aston Villa as Emile Heskey speaks out on Ollie Watkins’ next move
Emile Heskey believes Ollie Watkins should stay at Aston Villa and reject a move to a “top club”. It follows the striker’s impressive return to scoring form in recent weeks with four goals in his last two Premier League matches.
It took the 27-year-old six games to open his league account this season, with the winning goal against Chelsea last month. He followed that up with an excellent hat-trick in the 6-1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion at the weekend since which he received rave reviews.
The former Brentford man did this amid speculation over his future, with frequent links to Arsenal and Man Utd amid reports he is close to signing a new contract at Villa Park.
And Heskey, who played for Villa for more than three years before leaving in May 2012, has advised Watkins to stay with Villa because their style suits him better. “I like Ollie Watkins a lot,” Heskey told altindex.com. “He’s a different option to have when it comes to running in behind, and that is his game to a tee.
“Anything that goes over the top, he’s harassing defenders and they can’t bully him off the ball. He’s also got an eye for goal and he’s scoring plenty of them at the moment.
“I think rather than leaving for a top club, the main aim for Ollie Watkins will be taking Aston Villa to new heights first, and then he could possibly move on. The only thing is that a lot of his work is running off the shoulder in behind and when you’re playing at top clubs a lot of teams sit back against you. You really have to figure out how to play with your back to goal and not getting too many touches but having the whereabouts to make runs at the right time.”
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