Unai Emery admits Ollie Watkins could be sold as Emiliano Martinez asks to leave Aston Villa

SportFootballUnai Emery admits Ollie Watkins could be sold as Emiliano Martinez asks to leave Aston VillaOllie Watkins and Emiliano Martinez have both been linked with moves away from Aston VillaJonathan Veal Friday 21 August 2026 16:13 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3037195","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/ollie-watkins-emi-martinez-unai-emery-aston-villa-b3037195.html","title":"Emery admits Watkins could be sold as Martinez asks to leave Aston Villa"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-104815","index":0}Ollie Watkins could leave Aston Villa (Getty)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveInsideSportNews","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSport","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceNewsletter":"NSC"},"isClimate":false}Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has conceded that Ollie Watkins may become the latest high-profile departure from Villa Park this summer, while confirming that goalkeeper Emiliano Mart...