Mikel Arteta applauds Arsenal fans (photo of Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
Arsenal has been looking for a striker to the January transfer window and is not a secret.
The Gunners moved to sign Aston Villa striker, Ollie Watkins, but Premier League’s partner quickly rejected the arsenal’s move for his star attacker.
Watkins, who has ten goals and five attendance at the Premier League so far this season, has been controlled on the side of Mikel Arteta for a long time and with the need for a new attacker to increase in the Emirates Stadium after the injuries to Gabriel Jesus and Bukayo Saka, the Gunners moved around Watkins.
Uni Emery’s side does not intend to let the England International leave the club.
However, the attacker, who is a lifelong arsenal fan, is open to joining the Premier League giants.
ESPN journalist James Olley has admitted that Watkins is open to a transfer next to Arteta.
While talking SphOlley confirmed the exciting news for Arsenal fans.
Said:
“Arsenal has received an offer rejected by Aston Villa for its striker Ollie Watkins. It occurs as the Gunners are really evaluating their options, after it became clear that Benjamin Sesko would not leave Red Bull Leipzig this month.
“Watkins is one of the players who have been tracking for a while because they know they have to strengthen in those positions that attack.
“Obviously, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus were lost due to injury, but they were really short before. They decided against a striker’s signing last summer when Sesko signed their new contract with Leipzig.
“The situation with Watkins is a bit complicated. He would like to move, I tell me, I think he is open to joining Arsenal and is in record that he said it would be his dream to play for the gunners one day.
“But it is a difficult situation because it reaches the end of the window, but there is also some uncertainty about the other center of the center of Villa, Jhon Duran, who attracts Al-Nassr’s interest in Saudi Arabia” .
Will Ollie Watkins join the Arsenal?
A movement in the winter transfer window is very unlikely, as Villa is about to lose his other forward Jhon Duran to Al-Nassr.
The Premier League side will not allow Watkins to leave the club now, as it is their only option in attack on the club.
Gunners should wait until the summer transfer window to sign Watkins or look for another option in the market if they want a new attacker in this transfer window.
Attacker of the wolves Matheus Cunha is also interested in a transfer to Arsenal And it would be a more achieveable goal than Watkins.
Watkins’ signing would have been ideal for the side of Arteta, who is desperate for an attacker in order to challenge the Premier League and the Trophies of the Champions League.
Arsenal can sign a “special” player with 10 goals this season for a quota of £ 67 million
