Aston Villa have agreed a deal to sell Ollie Watkins to Al Hilal, and are set to replace him with Chelsea forward Nicolas Jackson.
The deal for Watkins is understood to be worth £50m, with Jackson set to join from the Blues in a transfer which could reach £65m.
Watkins is keen on the move to Saudi Arabia, and at least one bid was previously rejected by Villa. They did not want to sell the England international, but have now accepted Al Hilal's latest offer.
Chelsea's plan all summer has been to sell Jackson and Liam Delap. Atletico Madrid also want Jackson, but may not be able to offer as much as Villa. Jackson worked with Villa manager Unai Emery when they were both at Villarreal.
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Jackson, who joined Chelsea from Villarreal in 2023, spent last season on loan at Bayern Munich.
The Bundesliga champions had an obligation to buy the forward included in the deal worth £56.25m, but Jackson did not reach the number of appearances required to exercise the option.
Villa rival Galatasaray for Milan winger Leao
Villa have also made an offer for Milan winger Rafael Leao, according to Sky in Italy.
It comes after Galatasaray reached an agreement in principle with Milan over a deal for the Portugal international.
Villa's proposal is understood to be worth up to £38.5m as a total package.
Galatasaray's offer is worth £38.5m plus add-ons, which puts them marginally ahead as things stand.
Aston Villa transfers
In
Johan Manzambi - Freiburg, £59.5m
Joao Gomes - Wolves, £38m
Zion Suzuki - Parma, £29.9m
Matteo Ruggeri - Atletico Madrid, £21.4m
Alejandro Garnacho - Chelsea, loan
Aaron Wan-Bissaka - West Ham, loan
Modou Keba Cissa - LASK, undisclosed
Blade Earley - Cambridge, free
Out
Morgan Rogers - Chelsea, £117m
Ezri Konsa - Arsenal, £55m
Youri Tielemans - Man Utd, £35m
Donyell Malen - Roma, £21.6m
Lewis Dobbin - Southampton, £10m
Enzo Barrenechea - Benfica, £10m
Lucas Digne - Paris Saint-Germain, £8.5m
Louie Barry - Sheffield Wednesday, undisclosed
Yeimar Mosquera - Vitoria SC, undisclosed
Sil Swinkels - Sheffield Wednesday, undisclosed
Thierry Katsukunya - Cardiff, free
Ronnie Hollingshead - King's Lynn, free
Ewan Simpson - Airdrieonians, free
Junior Wilson - Birmingham, free
Samuel Iling-Junior - Bolton, loan
Evann Guessand - Crystal Palace, loan
Sam Proctor - Shrewsbury, loan
Joe Gauci - Lincoln, loan
Andres Garcia - Getafe, loan
Zepiqueno Redmond - Annecy, loan
Kadan Young - Annecy, loan
Oliwier Zych - Vitoria SC, loan
Kosta Nedeljkovic - Rangers, loan
Elijah Briscoe - released
I-Lani Edwards - released
Jacob Green - released
Max Lott - released
Calum Moreland - released
Charlie Pavey - released
Cole Ramsey - released
Kerr Smith - released
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