Journalist John Townley has questioned the signing of Aston Villa striker Danny Ings as he continues to struggle to fit into the team alongside Ollie Watkins.
In the two seasons before joining Villa, Ings managed double figures in the Premier League with Southampton – a feat he has failed to manage since.
Similarly, Watkins scored 14 league goals in his debut season, but managed just 11 last term when playing with the 30-year-old as an option in the squad alongside him. Meanwhile, in the current campaign, both players have only one league goal each.
On top of that, while playing together in a Villa shirt, they have directly combined for a total of just three goals in 31 matches, so it’s not as if they’ve been much of a duo.
With all that in mind, it seems as though neither man has truly been at their best since Ings’ arrival, so it’s hard not to think Aston Villa may have been better served spending that £25m elsewhere.