Aston Villa Boss Emery avoids Watkins and Duran speculation while Rogers enters the center stage
Unai Emery refused to discuss speculation about the transfer about Ollie Watkins and Jhon Duran after Aston Villa secured his place in the 16th round of the Champions League with a pulsated 4-2 win over Celtic.
Morgan Rogers scored a hat-trick for the home side, and Watkins is also on the target, just hours after the news appeared that Villa received an offer of £ 60m for England striker from Arsenal.
And Duran is allegedly the meta Saudi Arabic side of Al Nasr-Consistent suggested that the contract was concluded with the Colombian set to become a teammate Cristiano Ronaldo in a contract worth £ 64 million-that may need some job Emery and employment team In the villa, there is a transfer deadline on Monday.
Jhon Durán to Al Nasr, here we are! A story from earlier tonight confirmed that documents are being prepared.
Aston Villa to receive € 77 million with a fixed fee plus supplements, a long -term contract accepted by Durán.
He is medically reserved tomorrow and then will travel to Saudi immediately after
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Asked about Duran, Emery said, “Tomorrow or Friday we can talk about the transfer, or maybe next week, while everything is done, I don’t want to talk, because everything can happen in football. The club is doing and trying to compete in the transmission window because We need some players.
On Watkins, who also missed the penalty against the Celtics, he added, “I know you want to wonder about it, but I told you, today is not a day.”
Great Rogers overshadow Duran
Duran managed to bring down from the bench tonight, mostly thanks to the form of Watkins and other attack players of the villa, led by a great Rogers.
“Definitely the highlight of my career so far,” said former Manchester City young man. “It’s a crazy experience and a crazy game to be a part. It is a huge achievement and we should be proud of ourselves. “
Rogers became the first player in the history of the Champions League to score twice in an introductory five minutes of play while the hosts left the trap.
He added, “This is something we had to deal with starting the games behind and giving us a mountain to climb. Still something to work on, but a good start is something that will put us on our right leg.
“I felt we were at the top of the vast majority. We scored two goals and that’s what changed the game. We are currently a little shortened at the back. We got a win.
“We had to dig deep, we know we can, we do it in the Premier League every week. We deserved it thoroughly. We have a hunger and a drive and we have a manager who pushes us every day.”