Ollie Watkins has spoken of his excitement at signing for Aston Villa and declared - “I can’t wait to get going."
The striker, who scored 26 goals for Brentford last term on his way to claiming the Championship Player of the Season award, has penned a five-year contract.
Watkins is reunited with Head Coach Dean Smith having worked together previously at the Bees.
And the 24-year-old revealed it was a big factor behind his move to Villa Park.
“I’m delighted,” he told VillaTV.
“It’s been a long time coming but I’m buzzing it’s done now, I can’t wait to get going.”
“I’m looking forward to working with him and Rich (O’Kelly), they gave me a lot of confidence playing under them at Brentford."
Ollie Watkins
Watkins added: “It’s a massive club.
“Dean sold it to me, really. I’m definitely excited to get back working with Dean, I’m really looking forward to it.
“He sold it to me as soon as I met him.
“I told my agent I really want to get that sorted as soon as I heard they were interested.
“I’m looking forward to working with him and Rich (O’Kelly), they gave me a lot of confidence playing under them at Brentford.
“Hopefully they can do that again now.”
