Exclusive: Ollie Watkins hopes that after speaking with Gareth Southgate, his goals for Aston Villa would allow him to join the England squad.

Ollie Watkins scored a hat-trick in a 6-1 victory against Brighton on Saturday, which did not hurt his hopes at all despite his unexpected exclusion from England’s previous team that played Scotland and Ukraine. The 27-year-old disclosed that he has discussed his international possibilities with England manager Gareth Southgate and that he is aware that his only responsibility is to give his all for Unai Emery’s team.

On September 30, 2023, in Birmingham, England, Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins celebrates scoring his team’s fourth goal and his personal hat trick during the Premier League game between Aston Villa and Brighton & Hove Albion at Villa Park.

Ollie Watkins expressed his optimism that his goal-scoring prowess for Aston Villa will propel him back into the England picture in an exclusive interview with TNT Sports.
In a 6-1 victory against Brighton on Saturday, the 27-year-old added a hat-trick to his winning goal against Chelsea while Three Lions manager Gareth Southgate watched from the terraces at Villa Park.

He acknowledges that his chances of receiving another call-up depend on his ability to perform at the proper moment.

Before the team defeated the Seagulls, he spoke with TNT Sports. “All I can do is just keep scoring more goals.”
“After speaking with Gareth Southgate, I am aware of what needs to be done.” To compete with the best, I must score more goals.People seem to forget that England is the elite of elites, in my opinion. All I need to do is score more goals, and some of that will depend on when I make my statement regarding the squad.
“You’re in better position if you’re scoring right before that.” My objective is to score as many goals as I can.Even though England has many outstanding players, it was still a fantastic accomplishment to play for them.
“I’d want to participate in.

With Villa returning to European play in the UEFA Europa Conference League after a 13-year hiatus, Watkins is also enjoying participating in Europe.
The attacker is keen to make up for the 3-2 loss he suffered away at Legia Warsaw to open the campaign.
We consider ourselves really fortunate to have the chance to perform across Europe. However, our goal is to succeed; we are not there for a vacation.We are there to win, so much as the fantastic atmosphere is there, which is helpful, the most important thing is winning the games.
This Thursday, October 5, Villa will play Bosnian team HSK Zrinjski Mostar in the league.