Ollie Watkins will have the ability to depart Aston Villa this summer season (Photograph: Shaun Brooks – Camerasport by way of Getty Photographs)
Arsenal continues to be seeking to signal a brand new striker. They moved to not have their predominant targets deliberate. Because of this, they may take into account different targets, and one in all them might change into Ollie Watkins.
Arsenal has proven curiosity in Watkins previously, reporting that Aston Villa is making ready to depart the 29 yr previous this summer season may very well be a time once they’re diving.
Arsenal maintains curiosity in Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins
In response to a soccer insider, former scout Mick Brown revealed that Arsenal nonetheless has Watkins on the listing of striker targets.
“Arsenal continues to be desirous about Ollie Watkins. From what I’ve heard, he supported them as a boy and he desires to make that transfer for Arsenal. Mikel Arteta desires to signal a striker and appreciates what Watkins can do, so it is a transfer that appears the very best for each occasion.
“It would not all the time work that method, however everyone seems to be an enthusiastic transfer to get previous the road. He desires to play common soccer subsequent season and ensure he is with the England group for the World Cup subsequent summer season.
“From what I’ve heard, he is able to take the prospect to go to Arsenal and change into their quantity 9. He is in the best choice in his place on the facet that wishes to win the league, so I believe he has an opportunity to ascertain himself there.
“The one downside in the mean time is that Arsenal continues to be contemplating a whole lot of gamers in that place. I believe Watkins will go in the event that they miss another person, so it is not a transfer that can occur within the subsequent few days, for instance.
It stays to be seen whether or not Arsenal is making any concrete strikes for Watkins, who has scored 44 targets and 27 assists in his closing two seasons at Aston Villa. Nonetheless, if Benjamin Sesco and Victor’s Gyoker remained the identical fortune, it could not be shocking that efforts have been made.
