Having agreed to join Arsenal Today as my childhood Club, I have finally requested for this Particular Jersey number,if Arteta fails to get it for me then there will be no point of me Joining”, Aston Villa star Ollie Watkins have finally agreed to join Arsenal Today amid recent transfer report
Having agreed to join Arsenal Today as my childhood Club, I have finally requested for this Particular Jersey number,if Arteta fails to get it for me then there will be no point of me Joining”, Aston Villa star Ollie Watkins have finally agreed to join Arsenal Today amid recent transfer report
The only player Arsenal made a move for in the winter transfer window is Aston Villa star Ollie Watkins.
The Gunners are on a high right now after their emphatic 5-1 victory against defending Premier League champions Manchester City. It really is a huge result for them.
However, Mikel Arteta’s focus now has to be on deadline day as Arsenal need to sign a new striker before the window closes at 11:00 pm.
Arsenal’s first bid for Watkins was rejected, but there’s still a chance that they can secure a deal for the England striker in the coming hours.
How much Arsenal need to pay on deadline day to sign Ollie Watkins from Aston Villa
Watkins is arguably Aston Villa’s most important player.
The Englishman directly contributed to 40 goals last season and his goals-plus-assists tally stands at 20 so far in this campaign.
Those numbers have caught Arsenal’s eye, and Arteta showed serious interest in signing him just a few days before transfer deadline day.
However, Aston Villa were furious with Arsenal after their bid for Watkins came out in the media ahead of their final Champions League game.
Many people are of the opinion that this deal is impossible after Jhon Duran left the club, but Miguel Delaney, in his article on the Independent, has revealed what it would take for Arsenal to land Watkins before the window shuts.
It has been claimed that Unai Emery’s side are ‘close to PSR limits’, and that has encouraged Arsenal to take advantage of their situation.
The report reveals that Arsenal’s opening proposal for Watkins was actually £40 million. The Gunners understood then that they were at least £20 million short of what Villa wanted.
Delaney writes that £60 million is ‘more likely a figure to get a deal done’.
There’s another problem for Arsenal in their pursuit of Watkins
£60 million is a fair figure for Watkins at this stage of the window.
Yes, the Englishman is 29 years old, but he is a proven goalscorer in the Premier League, has over three years left on his contract and Aston Villa know that Arsenal are desperate for a striker.
If the Gunners really want Watkins, they should be happy to pay that fee, but there is another problem now.
During Villa’s defeat to Wolves in their Premier League meeting on Saturday, Watkins suffered a muscular injury and had to be withdrawn at half-time.
The severity of the injury is unclear, but we can’t see Arsenal spending so much money on Watkins if he is ruled out for a few weeks
