Ex-Aston Villa striker, Ollie Watkins
Ollie Watkins apologised to his Aston Villa teammates after making himself unavailable for the club’s Premier League match against Brighton, manager Unai Emery has revealed.
The 30-year-old striker is set to complete a £51m move to Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal, bringing an end to his five-year spell at Villa.
Emery said Watkins admitted his mistake after the Brighton match and that both he and the squad accepted his apology.
As reported by BBC Sport on Friday, Emery was quoted as saying, “He told us after the Brighton match he was sorry and that he had made a mistake. He was wrong, but we accepted it. The players as well.”
