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Watkins, Wesley, Mbwana and Kienan Davis seems a bit overkill for a club like Villa. They’re also pretty good strikers for a club of Villa’s current level (no offence, and wit the exception of Davis).
Is someone going to leave? They’re mostly recent signings as well, would find it weird to keep throwing money at the striker problem every window and hope it sticks. Think a bit more patience is required with these lads.
You sure on that mate, our strikers scored in the grand total of six league games last season.
Samatta actually looked decent to me when he first joined, no idea what the hell he did during lockdown as looked completely out of sorts since. Wesley was very raw last season and shouldn't have been starting every week, injured until October/November anyway.
Keinan Davis has potential in holding the ball up and challenging defenders but he's scored about three senior goals in his career, ideally I'd loan him out to the championship until January.
I think we've got the worst striker options in the bottom half. We badly lack an Antonio type and Dwight Gayle is a better back up than anything we have so there's two teams who just finished above us.
Ollie Watkins is an obvious one given he's played under DS before, would take him as an option to play out wide but another big gamble if he's the main signing for the central role, we're crying out to get in an experienced striker for a season or two. Tammy Abraham rumours floating again although he'll probably stay at Chelsea until January and then evaluate his future.