Chelsea might make a January deal for the Aston Villa midfielder.

Chelsea are allegedly interested in signing Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins and may make a January bid for the forward.

According to writer Simon Phillips, who discussed Chelsea’s recruitment objectives on his podcast Simon Phillips Talks Chelsea (via Football 365), Chelsea is interested in the Villa and England striker.

“Dusan Vlahovic was obviously looked at in the summer,” Phillips said of Chelsea’s January ambitions. He is still present. Lille’s Jonathan David. The final player is Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins.”

Watkins has been connected with a number of clubs in the past, including Chelsea, but the 27-year-old is a key part of Unai Emery’s plans for the future.

Villa has ‘agreed a deal’ with a teenage talent.

Aston Villa are said to have completed a deal to recruit Port Vale’s teenage star Freddie Lawrie.

Lawrie is expected to become the club’s record sale for a schoolboy player when he joins Villa, according to Football Insider.

The U15s midfielder has been monitored by a number of Premier League clubs due to his outstanding displays as a youngster, with Villa expected to win the race to sign him.