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- Daily Mirror
Unai Emery prepared to axe Ollie Watkins to secure Aston Villa reunion with Chelsea star
Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins' future is uncertain after being strongly linked with a move to Manchester United and his manager Unai Emery is willing to offload the player in order to land Nicolas Jackson Aston Villa boss Unai Emery wants to be reunited with Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson – and he's prepared to sell star man Ollie Watkins to do it. Emery helped nurture Jackson's career at Villarreal before he left for Villa – nine months before Chelsea came in with a successful £32 million bid. Now Emery is ready to test Chelsea's resolve over the Senegal international who is also on the wanted list of Manchester United and Newcastle. Chelsea have been holding out for an £80 million fee for the 24-year-old, who signed an eight year contract. That would mean Villa having to cash in on England striker Watkins who is already on the radar of Manchester United and Newcastle. Watkins, 29, is believed to want a fresh challenge and has been unsettled by the constant transfer talk throughout the summer. In addition to Jackson, Emery has been looking at other targets including RB Leipzig's Belgian striker Lois Openda who would come cheaper than the Chelsea star, the German club wanting around £40 million. But Jackson is Emery's first choice and is hoping they reduce the asking price with Chelsea having brought in Liam Delap and Joao Pedro and about to snap up RB Leipzig's Xavi Simons. Jackson has received criticism over his goalscoring return since joining Chelsea in 2023, despite scoring 17 times in his first season and 13 in the last campaign. He recently spoke out about his future after a reporter suggested he faced "competition" from Delap and Pedro. "Competition? I have no competition," he told DSports TV. "We're all here to help the club. Everyone has their role to play. I'm on a mission. It's up to the coach to make his choices. I focus solely on my work.' "I'm a Chelsea player. The future belongs to God. If there are any changes, you'll know. For now, I'm focused on my preparation.' "It's football, there are ups and downs. Last season we won two trophies. There were difficult moments, moments of glory. Every season is like that. But the most important thing is to stay focused, to learn, and to grow in the face of adversity." Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.
The Sun
35 minutes ago
- The Sun
Man Utd transfer news LIVE: United to launch ‘offer' for Lopez, Sesko U-turn, Germans ‘want Hojlund', Mbeumo debut
He's not for sale, Main Manchester United have reportedly performed a U-turn on the prospect of selling Kobbie Mainoo to help balance the books. That's according to former club scout Mick Brown, who told Football Insider: 'There are a number of players Man United want to get rid of. 'From what I understand, Kobbie Mainoo is not one of them after a change of mind. 'The likes of Garnacho, Sancho and the others who have been left out of training in pre-season, that's who the club are looking to raise money from. 'In my opinion, they should never have been considering letting Kobbie Mainoo go, it was a crazy idea. 'After he didn't sign that new contract, it looked like he had decided he wanted to leave. 'That interest didn't really come as heavily as they maybe expected, but I won't complain about that. 'From what I hear, he's going to be happy to stay into the new season and hopes he'll be a bigger part of the team as Amorim is going to use him more regularly."
The Herald Scotland
an hour ago
- The Herald Scotland
The 4 teams Rangers could face in Champions League play-off
Losing to Viktoria Plzen would see [[Rangers]] drop into the league phase of the Europa League. Ahead of the Champions League play-off round draw on Monday, Rangers know the four possible teams they could come up against should they advance in the competition. Rangers will be an unseeded club if they overcome Viktoria Plzen, and will take a spot in the league path draw. In the Champions League play-off round, Rangers could face either the winners of the tie involving Benfica and Nice or the winners between Red Bull Salzburg and Club Brugge. Read more: Those matches take place on Wednesday, August 6 and Tuesday, August 12, meaning the possible opponents would only become certain at the same time as the tie between Rangers and Viktoria Plzen is settled. However, in Monday's draw, Rangers fans will discover which tie to keep an eye on with the potential of facing the winners if they too advance. After overcoming Panathinaikos, Russell Martin vowed [[Rangers]] would have a "right go" at the Champions League. He said: "We've got through a really difficult tie over two legs with a win and we've qualified for the Europa League. "And we can attack the Champions League now and have a right go. "I'm incredibly proud of them, the team, the staff, the fans were amazing, so it's a big night for us." Champions League play-off round league path Seeded Winner of Nice vs Benfica Winner of Red Bull Salzburg vs Club Brugge Unseeded Winner of Rangers vs Viktoria Plzen Winner of Feyenoord vs Fenerbahce
