Striker Ollie Watkins has told boss Unai Emery he wants to stay at Aston Villa and reject interest from Arsenal. The Gunners made an approach for the England international on Monday but it was knocked back as Villa have no intention of letting the forward leave.

Ollie Watkins is happy to stay at Aston Villa, manager Unai Emery said on Friday, after British media reported that Villa had rejected Arsenal's bid for the striker. The coach had earlier said he wanted the striker to stay with the Birmingham side while seeming to accept the prospect of losing forward Jhon Duran to another club amid links with Saudi Arabia's Al-Nassr.

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Aston Villa and Celtic have potential automatic qualification to the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 up for grabs.

Aston Villa tonight meet Celtic in a huge Champions League clash. Unai Emery’s side are looking to book their spot in the next round, having failed to do so against Monaco last time out. Three points would give them a great chance of finishing in the top eight and thereby avoiding the need for a two-legged play-off next month,