Ollie Watkins celebrates with his Aston Villa teammates (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
Manchester United are reportedly prepared to advance for Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins if the price is right.
The Red Devils have held initial talks over signing the England international, according to Ben Jacobs, though Villa’s valuation is currently felt to be too high.
CaughtOffside have previously reported on Man Utd eyeing up Watkins, with Ruben Amorim keen on bringing in players with Premier League experience this summer.
The club’s main signings so far have been Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha, along with teenage full-back Diego Leon.
See below as Jacobs reports on Watkins being another United target, even if things have seemingly not advanced much since our reports in the last few weeks…
Manchester United have held fresh talks over Ollie Watkins.
Villa’s £60m valuation currently deemed as too high, but #MUFC prepared to advance things if price drops.
Villa have no plans to alter their position unless a replacement is found. Nicolas Jackson one player… pic.twitter.com/oWUtPfW6ii
— Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) July 24, 2025
“Manchester United have held fresh talks over Ollie Watkins. Villa’s £60m valuation currently deemed as too high, but #MUFC prepared to advance things if price drops,” Jacobs posted.
He added: “Villa have no plans to alter their position unless a replacement is found. Nicolas Jackson one player appreciated.”
Is Ollie Watkins the striker Manchester United need?
Watkins has a fine recent scoring record for Villa, and he also managed a total of 19 goals and 13 assists in all competitions for club and country last season.
Ollie Watkins gestures during Aston Villa’s game against Celtic (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
That surely makes him a significant upgrade on Rasmus Hojlund, whose numbers during his time at Old Trafford have been poor…
Player
Games
Goals
Assists
Ollie Watkins
60
19
13
Rasmus…
..
