Some Aston Villa fans have taken to Twitter to react after the BBC revealed some significant news regarding Ollie Watkins.
Johan Lange – the Villans’ new Sporting Director after Jesus Garcia Pitarch was sacked – has negotiated a staggering fee for the 24-year-old Brentford forward.
Dean Smith’s side will pay an initial £28 million for the former Exeter man, rising to £33 million with add-ons. It will be a club-record outlay for Villa.
Despite the fact that the Bees star earned the Championship Player of the Year award after notching 26 goals, this seems an extortionate amount of money to pay for a player who has never appeared at a level higher than the second tier.
Bear in mind that Everton just signed a World Cup Golden Boot winner in James Rodriguez for £20 million and eyebrows will certainly be raised.
However, perhaps this is simply the going rate for young English talent nowadays.
We must remember that Harry Maguire was signed for £17 million by Leicester and sold for £80 million. On some occasions, it is definitely worth investing huge sums in these types of players.
Nevertheless, it is an encouraging signing to go with another exciting Championship star in Matty Cash.
There is certainly a more vibrant feel about Villa now and Watkins’ ability is needed.
The Midlands-based outfit scored just 41 goals in 38 Premier League games last term.
Let’s take a look at what the Villa fans on Twitter are saying:
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