Villa complete Watkins signing to bolster attacking options


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  • Wednesday, 09 Sep 2020

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Championship Play-Off Final - Brentford v Fulham - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - August 4, 2020. Brentford's Ollie Watkins, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs

(Reuters) - Aston Villa have signed striker Ollie Watkins from Championship side Brentford on a five-year deal, the Premier League club said on Wednesday.

Financial details of the deal were not disclosed but British media reported Villa paid a club record fee of 28 million pounds ($36.2 million) plus a potential 5 million pounds in add-ons.

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