davieG Posted 11 August 2020 Share Posted 11 August 2020 Only the Merc - https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/ollie-watkins-leicester-villa-sheffield-4414637 Leicester City 'new favourites' to sign Ollie Watkins Aston Villa and Sheffield United have both been linked with a move for the Brentford forward ByChris WatsonDigital football writer 13:02, 11 AUG 2020 Leicester City have emerged as the new favourites to sign Brentford striker Ollie Watkins, according to the bookmakers. Watkins is being tipped for a summer move to the Premier League after the Bees narrowly missed out on promotion to the top flight. Aston Villa and Sheffield United have both been linked with the former Exeter City star, who scored 26 goals for Brentford during the 2019-20 season. But the Foxes have now overtaken Villa as front runners with the bookies. "Leicester City are the new clear favourites in the race to sign Brentford attacker Ollie Watkins, following a flurry of bets on the move," says Oddschecker. "In the last 24 hours, bookies have cut odds from 12/1 all the way into just 6/4, as money continues to be placed on Brendan Rodgers' side. "During that same time frame, a whopping 62% of all bets in the market has backed the Foxes to add another exciting English attacker to their ranks." Villa's odds have drifted from 11/10 out to 5/2, with the Blades currently priced at 7/2, having previously been as short as 6/4. Crystal Palace are listed as 8/1 shots to sign Watkins, followed by Brighton (11/1), Leeds (12/1), West Ham (20/1) and West Brom (25/1). Oddschecker spokesperson Callum Wilson said: “After Brentford's failure to secure promotion to the Premier League, a battle to sign striker Ollie Watkins became an inevitability. “Sheffield United were previously favourites to sign the hitman, but Leicester City's interest, with the European football they can offer, might just sway Watkins to head to the East Midlands.” Leicester have also been linked with Watkins' Brentford team-mate Said Benrahma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the Hat Posted 11 August 2020 Share Posted 11 August 2020 Cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu Posted 11 August 2020 Share Posted 11 August 2020 A ‘story’ all on betting odds? Ffs the Leicester Mercury are shite these days... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tielemans63 Posted 11 August 2020 Share Posted 11 August 2020 Bookies have made us favourites to try and stimulate a frankly dead market. Yay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfcell Posted 11 August 2020 Share Posted 11 August 2020 is this all because of sean from enderbys tweet... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Shire Fox Posted 11 August 2020 Share Posted 11 August 2020 5 minutes ago, lcfcell said: is this all because of sean from enderbys tweet... #NeverWrong 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMELcfc Posted 11 August 2020 Share Posted 11 August 2020 7 minutes ago, lcfcell said: is this all because of sean from enderbys tweet... Yep... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambert09 Posted 11 August 2020 Share Posted 11 August 2020 8 minutes ago, lcfcell said: is this all because of sean from enderbys tweet... You know he is laying the heck out of this right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 11 August 2020 Share Posted 11 August 2020 I thought Villa would go for him as Smith would have managed him and is a big fan. He's had a prolific season the season just gone but never got as many before. That said, he's always scored goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriderHiryu Posted 11 August 2020 Share Posted 11 August 2020 Would be a very Leicester-like signing. I personally would prefer Edouard, but I imagine Watkins will be cheaper and the club will have promised him a move after failing to get promoted. I'm sure him and Benhrama will both be in the Premier League this season, just for whom is the question. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moore_94 Posted 11 August 2020 Share Posted 11 August 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Hughes Posted 11 August 2020 Share Posted 11 August 2020 3 minutes ago, moore_94 said: He’ll be playing championship football before too long then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaspa Posted 11 August 2020 Share Posted 11 August 2020 Is he any good as an inside forward on the right wing? I can't really see room for him as a CF and don't really even see him as an upgrade on Nacho. Then we've got Perez who should also be seen as competition centrally and the fact we importantly need to add creativity on the wing rather than another runner . . . just can't see him fitting in currently, he'd need to play regular games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoboFox Posted 11 August 2020 Share Posted 11 August 2020 1 hour ago, lcfcell said: is this all because of sean from enderbys tweet... And there it is. F**king Sean from Enderby is a more credible "source" that actual "journalists" at the Leicester Mercury. Silly season really has jumped the shark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfc_forever Posted 11 August 2020 Share Posted 11 August 2020 (edited) So funny seeing Sean from Enderby backtracking after Rob Dorsett’s tweet, he’d suggested it was pretty much a done deal yesterday with terms and fee expected to agreed without an issue: https://mobile.twitter.com/seanfromenderby/status/1293183984512335873 Edited 11 August 2020 by lcfc_forever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox85 Posted 11 August 2020 Share Posted 11 August 2020 He is worth 25m in todays market. He will be a great signing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdb Posted 11 August 2020 Share Posted 11 August 2020 I'd like it. Quite versatile, talented, hungry and young. Not my first choice but would rather he join us than another PL side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewquayFox Posted 11 August 2020 Share Posted 11 August 2020 Offer £30 million for Watkins & Benhrama, with Gray included in the deal and a year long loan for George Hirst.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMELcfc Posted 11 August 2020 Share Posted 11 August 2020 I almost don’t want this to happen just so people who haven’t quite grasped it yet... finally realise that enderby is full of s*** 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose2010 Posted 11 August 2020 Share Posted 11 August 2020 5 minutes ago, NewquayFox said: Offer £30 million for Watkins & Benhrama, with Gray included in the deal and a year long loan for George Hirst.. Probably best to put the pints down mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu Posted 11 August 2020 Share Posted 11 August 2020 1 minute ago, lcfceaves said: I almost don’t want this to happen just so people who haven’t quite grasped it yet... finally realise that enderby is full of s*** 😂 What about Sean? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahnsouff Posted 11 August 2020 Share Posted 11 August 2020 8 minutes ago, NewquayFox said: Offer £30 million for Watkins & Benhrama, with Gray included in the deal and a year long loan for George Hirst.. Transfer dealings by Del Boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgfualol Posted 11 August 2020 Share Posted 11 August 2020 (edited) Would feel better about all these rumours if we werent listed alongside shite club relegation scrappers like Villa and Palace. Edited 11 August 2020 by lgfualol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkingfox Posted 11 August 2020 Share Posted 11 August 2020 He would be OK in the Prem, has a good touch and positional awareness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankieADZ Posted 11 August 2020 Share Posted 11 August 2020 37 minutes ago, lcfc_forever said: So funny seeing Sean from Enderby backtracking after Rob Dorsett’s tweet, he’d suggested it was pretty much a done deal yesterday with terms and fee expected to agreed without an issue: https://mobile.twitter.com/seanfromenderby/status/1293183984512335873 cant believe people actually believe what he says tbh. would be decent signing imo and thought he had a release clause for £18mil too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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