Villa waiting on fitness of Watkins for opener

LONDON : Aston Villa could be missing striker Ollie Watkins for their Premier League opener at promoted Watford on Saturday but new signing Emiliano Buendia is fit, manager Dean Smith told a news conference on Friday.

"We're not too sure about Ollie at the moment, he went off with a knee injury which was bone bruising, so if he's pain free today he'll train, if he's not then he won't train and he won't be available.Buendia, signed from Norwich City for a fee of around 43 million pounds , has recovered from a niggle says Smith.

Playmaker Buendia will be expected to be fill the boots of Jack Grealish who signed for champions Manchester City in a British record deal of 100 million pounds.

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