Overview

• Senior Villa sources told BirminghamLive that Ollie Watkins will not be sold before the September 1 deadline and that the team will rely on his goals this season.
• Villa have brought in roughly £285 million in transfer income since June 2024, including Jacob Ramsey’s £39 million departure to Newcastle, leaving no financial pressure to sell.
• Newcastle continue to look for a centre-forward with Alexander Isak’s future uncertain, according to ChronicleLive’s reporting.
• Eddie Howe says the striker market is tight, prices are escalating, and Profit and Sustainability Rules are influencing what Newcastle can do after missing initial targets.
• TEAMtalk reports, via EPL Index, that Villa have made progress toward a move for Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson, a developing situation that could change market interest but not Villa’s stance on Watkins.