Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins would jump at the chance to swap Villa Park for Chelsea in the summer transfer window, according to Glen Johnson.
The England international contributed 19 goals and 13 assists in 37 Premier league appearances last term for Unai Emery s side as they secured a top-four finish and Champions League football next term.
, on the other hand, had a poor campaign last campaign but rescued it slightly towards the end of the season as Mauricio Pochettino led them on a good run to finish sixth in the Premier League.
That secured them European football and something to build on under new boss Enzo Maresca and former Liverpool and Chelsea defender Johnson reckons Watkins would leave Aston Villa for the Blues if given the chance.
Johnson told Betfred: If he got the opportunity to sign for Chelsea I think he’d bite their arm off.
Aston Villa had a great season and qualified for the Champions League, but Chelsea’s still Chelsea and I’m sure they’ll bounce back. Ollie would definitely improve them and I can definitely see that deal happening.
I can see reasons for why he’d stay at Villa and for why he’d move to Chelsea. He didn’t get a lot of gametime at the Euros but when he got onto the pitch, England looked like a better team.
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In a separate interview with Paddy Power, Johnson insists that Maresca needs to get rid of the dead wood at Chelsea in order to move forward.
Johnson said: There’s been so much change over the years at Chelsea and the only person who can say who will leave is the manager [Enzo Maresca]. They’re signing new players now so you would assume that they’re going to be part of the set up.
