Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins has issued an announcement on social media ahead of returning to action with Unai Emery.
As the summer ticks on, Aston Villa fans will be eager to see Unai Emery’s side return to competitive action after pre-season.
Currently, the squad are focused on their upcoming tour of the United States, where Villa will face Columbus, RB Leipzig and Club America in friendlies.
Already, several players have impressed in the opening challenges against Walsall and Spartak Trnava, showing their worth as Villa await the return of a host of Emery’s starters.
Ollie Watkins announces his engagement on social media before returning to Aston Villa for pre-season
One player who has been missing from pre-season action is Ollie Watkins, who is currently enjoying his summer holidays after reaching the Euro 2024 final with England.
The Villa striker made the club proud with his involvement at the tournament, where he fired the Three Lions to the final with a late goal against the Netherlands.
Now, further congratulations are in order for Emery’s talisman, who has announced his engagement on social media.
The 28-year-old shared a photo of him proposing to his long-term partner, whom he has two children with, captioning the post “Future wifey!! It was only right.”
It’s heartwarming to see the Villa striker concluding what was a thrilling year of his footballing career on a high personal note, with everyone congratulating the striker on his engagement.
Villa players react to Watkins personal news
As expected, many of Watkins’ teammates flooded the comments on the Instagram post, as you can read below.
- Matty Cash: Congrats to you both
- Morgan Rogers: Congratulations brother
- Diego Carlos: Bro, God bless u! Lots of happiness and love!
- Lucas Digne: Congrats
- Cameron Archer: Congratulations Ollie
- John McGinn: 👏 👏 👏
Many other Villa players and footballing figures congratulated the Premier League star, who will be eager to extend his celebratory year into the 2024/25 season.
It’s unclear when Watkins will return to action in Emery’s squad after having a limited break due to international action, with a huge campaign awaiting the talisman when he returns in claret and blue.
For his team, the pre-season tour of the United States begins on Sunday 28th July, as the Villans prepare to face Columbus with kick-off coming at 01:00 GMT.
For now, everyone wishes Watkins well following the news of his engagement and will be excited to see the marksman back in action shortly.
