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title: "Aston Villa: Fans rejoice as Ollie Watkins signing is confirmed"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ben Crump"
section: "Aston Villa"
published: "2020-09-09T17:10:30Z"
modified: "2020-09-09T17:10:30Z"
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# Aston Villa: Fans rejoice as Ollie Watkins signing is confirmed

**Many Aston Villa fans have reacted to the £28m arrival of Ollie Watkins from Brentford, taking to Twitter to share their glee at the announcement.**

Having seen Mbwana Samatta, Keinan Davis and Wesley struggle last season with only [nine goals between them](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/aston-villa/leistungsdaten/verein/405/plus/0?reldata=%262019), Villa manager Dean Smith has now moved to enhance his attacking options with the arrival of Watkins from Brentford.

A scorer of [26 goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ollie-watkins/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/324358) in the Championship in 2019/20, Watkins had [emerged](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-transfer-rumours/villa-fans-fume-watkins-price-tag/) as a potential option to bolster Villa’s strike force and confirmation of his [£28m](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54080315) move has now been shared via Twitter and on the club’s official website.

> …
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> It’s the one you’ve been waiting for. [#WatkinsAnnounced](https://twitter.com/hashtag/WatkinsAnnounced?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/h5a48HkYTl](https://t.co/h5a48HkYTl)
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> — Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) [September 9, 2020](https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1303641806144524289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

The 24-year-old is Villa’s second signing of the summer transfer window following the [£16m purchase of defender Matty Cash from Nottingham Forest.](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11677/12062227/matty-cash-aston-villa-sign-full-back-from-nottingham-forest)

Watkins will now link up with the Villa first team ahead of the new Premier League season, with the Midlands club [beginning their campaign at home to Sheffield United](https://www.premierleague.com/fixtures?co=1&cl=2) on Monday 21 September.

Reacting to the transfer, these Villa fans took to Twitter to share their delight at the news…

> Never been so excited to watch a young man get himself dressed!
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> — Scottish Cafu 21 (@21\_cafu) [September 9, 2020](https://twitter.com/21_cafu/status/1303642201159802880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> My lunch reveal is nowhere near as exciting as this! [#utv](https://twitter.com/hashtag/utv?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/61fOOlanJe](https://t.co/61fOOlanJe)
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> — Dave Fish (@Def68Villa) [September 9, 2020](https://twitter.com/Def68Villa/status/1303652094885408768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Great signing.
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> Now imagine a Friday morning reveal…
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> Watkins sat waiting at Aston Station looking at his watch.
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> A train rolls in & off gets… Benrahma.
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> A couple of cheeky winks are shared.
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> Watkins throws Benrahma a Villa top.[#AVFC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/AVFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
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> — Craig (@CraigXVI) [September 9, 2020](https://twitter.com/CraigXVI/status/1303643389318107136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> All that money .. and look at the state of that coat hanger [pic.twitter.com/rroxJ0LD7K](https://t.co/rroxJ0LD7K)
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> — James Ashton (@james\_ashton\_) [September 9, 2020](https://twitter.com/james_ashton_/status/1303643657245986816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> YOUUUU BEAUTY!
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> — Ty Bracey (@TyBracey) [September 9, 2020](https://twitter.com/TyBracey/status/1303642115466039296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Welcome to our club fella
>
> — Hassan Elkhafagi (@HassanElkhafagi) [September 9, 2020](https://twitter.com/HassanElkhafagi/status/1303642219409178624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***How many goals do you think Watkins can score next season in the Premier League? Let us know your predictions in the comments section below…***