UNAI EMERY refused to discuss the speculation of transport around Ollie Watkins and Jhon Duran, after Aston Villa secured their 16-year-old Champions League round with a pulsing 4-2 victory over Celtic tonight.
Morgan Rogers noted a hat-trick for his homeland with Watkins also on the target, just hours after the news that Villa had received a bid of £ 60m to England from Arsenal.
And with Duran reportedly, a target for the Saudi Arabic side Al Nassr-reports tonight suggested that the deal was made with Colombian who would become Cristiano Ronaldo’s teammate in a £ 64m-worth-seeing agreement that may need to be Some work was done by Emery and the Villa Ahed recruitment team from Monday’s deadline.
🚨🟡🔵 Jhon Durán in Al Nassr, here we go! The story earlier tonight is confirmed as the documents are prepared.
Aston Villa to receive € 77 million additional fee plus additional, long -term agreement acceptable by Durán.
Medical booking tomorrow and then travel to Saudi Arabia immediately after ✈️🇸🇦 pic.twitter.com/m3sn6ots84
– Fabrizio Romano (@fabrizioromano) January 29 2025
Asked about Duran, Emery said: “Tomorrow or Friday we can talk about the transfer, or maybe next week, until all is done I don’t want to talk, because everything can happen in football. The club is working and trying to compete In the transfer window because we need some players.
Regarding Watkins, who also lost a penalty against Celtic, he added: “I know you want to ask, but I told you today, it’s not the day.”
Brilliant Rogers overshadows Duran
Duran failed to overcome the bench tonight, thanks mainly because of the form of Watkins and other Villa offensive players, led by the brilliant Rogers.
“Certainly the focus of my career so far,” said the former young Manchester City. “It’s a crazy experience and a crazy game to be part of it. It’s a huge achievement and we have to be proud of ourselves.”
Rogers became the first player in the history of the Champions League to score twice in the opening of five minutes of a game as the hosts came to fly from the traps.
He added: “It’s something we had to go behind the games back and give ourselves a mountain to climb. Still something to work, but the good start is something that put us on the right foot.
“I felt that we were at the top for the great majority. We scored two goals and that changed the game. We’re a bit distressed at the back right now. We got the win.
“We had to dig deep, we know we can, we do it in the Premier League every week.
