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title: "Leeds: Whites could move for Ollie Watkins, would require huge fee"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Leeds United News"
published: "2022-10-20T09:16:20Z"
modified: "2022-10-20T09:16:20Z"
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# Leeds: Whites could move for Ollie Watkins, would require huge fee

**[Leeds United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-news/) could reignite their interest in Aston Villa forward Ollie Watkins, but he won’t come cheap, according to [The Daily Express](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1684572/Leeds-four-players-Jesse-Marsch-Premier-League-transfer-gossip).**

### The Lowdown: Watkins links

The Whites were [linked](https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/ollie-watkins-transfer-leeds-villa-18771479) with a move for Watkins following their promotion to the [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) in 2020 before bringing in Rodrigo.

Leeds were once again rumoured to make a move for the England international over the summer, with journalist [Ben Jacobs](https://twitter.com/JacobsBen/status/1558761393243000832) reporting the club were monitoring Watkins’ situation.

As we know, a move never materialised, but Andrea Radrizzani and Victor Orta could well look again in the New Year.

### The Latest: January rumours

[The Daily Express](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1684572/Leeds-four-players-Jesse-Marsch-Premier-League-transfer-gossip) looked at four potential attacking additions at Elland Road after Jesse Marsch admitted he plans to discuss January targets in the coming weeks when asked about signing a striker.

Their report name-checked Watkins, saying that Villa ‘might consider a transfer to a Premier League rival’, adding that ‘the Elland Road hierarchy would likely need to come up with a huge sum of money to tempt Villa into selling Watkins’.

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### The Verdict: Possible?

Sunday’s defeat to Arsenal proved to everyone at Leeds that signing a new forward in the New Year may now be a necessity.

Rodrigo’s first-half error led to the Gunners’ opener, while Patrick Bamford would have had a hat-trick if he had his shooting boots on.

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Bamford has also had plenty of [injury issues](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/patrick-bamford/verletzungen/spieler/183334) in the last 12 months and looks like he’ll need time to get back up to speed, so bringing in someone like Watkins could be a smart idea.

He has plenty of Premier League experience, and although he isn’t firing during the [current campaign](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ollie-watkins/leistungsdaten/spieler/324358), Watkins, labelled a [‘top player’](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/top-player-michael-owen-lavishes-23306239) by Michael Owen, would still provide another high-quality attacking option.