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Brentford agree £1.8m deal to sign Exeter striker Ollie Watkins

By Lyall Thomas

Tuesday 18 July 2017 15:04, UK

Exeter City's Ollie Watkins was the EFL Young Player of the Season
Image: Exeter City's Ollie Watkins was the EFL Young Player of the Season

Brentford have agreed a £1.8m deal to sign Exeter striker Ollie Watkins, according to Sky sources.

The 21-year-old is having a medical with the Championship club and finalising personal terms.

Sky sources reported last week that Brentford were hoping to land Watkins after signing another striker; the France U21 international Neal Maupay.

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Brentford have been on the hunt for new strikers since they sold Scott Hogan in a club-record £12m sale to Aston Villa in January and sold Philippe Hofmann back to Germany earlier this summer.

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