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Transfer newsยทAl-Hilal Saudi FCยทUpdated 31 AugDidn't happen

Al-Hilal Saudi seal Oliver Watkins deal

Oliver Watkinsโ†’Al-Hilal Saudi FC
100%
Will it happen
99%
Credibility
โ€”
Reported fee
67
Reports
PlayerFull profile โ†’
O. Watkins
Wingers ยท England ยท 30 yrs
58.1
Rating
64.5
Season
5.7
Value
This season
4
Apps
3
Goals
2
Assists
ClubAl-Hilal Saudi FCโ†’LeaguePro Leagueโ†’
  • Al-Hilal Saudi FC have completed the signing of O. Watkins โ€” the move is confirmed, led by Saudi Pro League (club announcement page) and corroborated by 1 report (99% credibility).
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Story log

  1. 31 AugHeadline refreshed as the story develops
  2. 31 Aug1 new source: Field Insider (tracking mainstream reports citing BBC / Sky / The Athletic coverage) โ€” now 67 tracking the story
  3. 31 AugHeadline refreshed as the story develops
  4. 31 Aug9 new sources: Saudi Pro League (official site), Telegrafi (reporting Fabrizio Romano's updates / broader transfer coverage), BBC Sport, Fabrizio Romano (Telegram/X reporting) โ€” now 66 tracking the story
  5. 30 AugHeadline refreshed as the story develops
  6. 30 AugStory over โ€” the player is heading elsewhere
  7. 30 Aug8 new sources: The Guardian, Sky Sports, Al Hilal (official club website - English), Al Hilal (official club website - Arabic) โ€” now 57 tracking the story
  8. 30 AugHeadline refreshed as the story develops
  9. 30 AugDeal confirmed by the reporting
  10. 30 Aug3 new sources: Fabrizio Romano (Telegram/X posts aggregated), FootballTransfers (summary of Fabrizio Romano updates), 365Scores (Arabic coverage) โ€” now 49 tracking the story
  11. 29 AugHeadline refreshed as the story develops
  12. 29 Aug2 new sources: Fabrizio Romano (Telegram), The Hard Tackle (aggregating recent reporting) โ€” now 46 tracking the story
  13. 28 AugHeadline refreshed as the story develops
  14. 28 Aug1 new source: BBC Sport โ€” now 44 tracking the story
  15. 28 Aug1 new source: Fabrizio Romano (tweet / Telegram aggregation) / consolidated reporting โ€” now 43 tracking the story
  16. 27 AugHeadline refreshed as the story develops
  17. 27 Aug4 new sources: Fabrizio Romano / Sky Sports / multiple outlets, Goal, AS, Read Aston Villa (fan/club-focused news site) โ€” now 46 tracking the story
  18. 27 AugHeadline refreshed as the story develops
  19. 27 Aug1 new source: Sky Sports โ€” now 42 tracking the story
  20. 26 Aug1 new source: BBC Sport โ€” now 41 tracking the story
  21. 26 AugHeadline refreshed as the story develops
  22. 26 Aug1 new source: Sky Sports โ€” now 40 tracking the story
  23. 26 AugHeadline refreshed as the story develops
  24. 26 Aug5 new sources: Fabrizio Romano (aggregated via Romano's Telegram/X posts), Fabrizio Romano (X / Telegram), Mundo Deportivo, Arrajol (Arabic) โ€” now 39 tracking the story
  25. 25 AugHeadline refreshed as the story develops
  26. 25 Aug9 new sources: The Guardian, Fabrizio Romano (X / Telegram post), David Ornstein (tweet / Telegram post), Goal โ€” now 34 tracking the story
  27. 25 AugHeadline refreshed as the story develops
  28. 25 Aug1 new source: Gulf News (summarising multiple reports including Ornstein/Romano) โ€” now 25 tracking the story
  29. 24 AugHeadline refreshed as the story develops
  30. 24 Aug8 new sources: The Mirror, Fabrizio Romano (X / Telegram post), Goal, TeamTalk โ€” now 24 tracking the story
  31. 23 Aug1 new source: The Guardian โ€” now 16 tracking the story
  32. 23 Aug2 new sources: Sky Sports, Tribuna (reporting David Ornstein / The Athletic sourcing) โ€” now 15 tracking the story
  33. 22 AugHeadline refreshed as the story develops
  34. 22 Aug1 new source: BBC Sport โ€” now 13 tracking the story
  35. 21 AugHeadline refreshed as the story develops
  36. 21 Aug8 new sources: Sky Sports, Fabrizio Romano / reporting aggregated across outlets (example: FussballTransfers summarising Romano), Fabrizio Romano (Telegram / X), David Ornstein (tweet/report) โ€” now 12 tracking the story
  37. 19 AugHeadline refreshed as the story develops
  38. 19 Aug1 new source: The Guardian โ€” now 4 tracking the story
  39. 19 AugHeadline refreshed as the story develops
  40. 19 Aug2 new sources: Sky Sports, FourFourTwo โ€” now 3 tracking the story

What the reports say

Fee reported: โ‚ฌ45m (total package, add-ons included)Fee reported: โ‚ฌ45mFee reported: โ‚ฌ58.4m plus โ‚ฌ2m add-ons (reported in Romano/coverage cited)Fee reported: โ‚ฌ45m (mentioned as proposal in Ornstein reporting)32 of 67 cite concrete progress33 cite a named / official source10 reports play it down
  • Ollie Watkins has signed a three-year contract with Al Hilal from Aston Villa. โ€” Saudi Pro League (official site)
  • Al Hilal announce signing of English striker Ollie Watkins from Aston Villa on a three-year deal. โ€” Al Hilal (official club website - English)
  • ู†ุงุฏูŠ ุงู„ู‡ู„ุงู„ ูŠุนู„ู† ุฅุชู…ุงู… ุชูˆู‚ูŠุน ุงู„ู…ู‡ุงุฌู… ุงู„ุฅู†ุฌู„ูŠุฒูŠ ุฃูˆู„ูŠ ูˆุงุชูƒูŠู†ุฒ ู‚ุงุฏู…ุงู‹ ู…ู† ุฃุณุชูˆู† ููŠู„ุง ุจุนู‚ุฏ ู„ู…ุฏุฉ ุซู„ุงุซุฉ ุฃุนูˆุงู…. โ€” Al Hilal (official club website - Arabic)
  • Al-Hilal have submitted an official bid worth a โ‚ฌ45m package for Ollie Watkins; Watkins is keen on the move while Villa consider it. โ€” Fabrizio Romano (X / Telegram post)
Squad depthScout's view ยท Goal-getting Winger
Full scout report โ†’
58ยฑ0%
Rating
65ยฑ0%
Season
5.7
Value index
3g 2a
in 4 apps ยท Pro League

O. Watkins is a 30-year-old winger at Al-Hilal Saudi FC, rated 27.8 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (20.5% of available minutes). He brings 1.44 goal contributions per 90 (0.86 goals, 0.57 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Watkins.

Also this season: 15 apps, 5g at Aston Villa.

The report at a glance
Al-Hilal Saudi seal Oliver Watkins deal โ€” Field Insider report card
67 Reports