Before Arsenal’s win over Girona, reports broke that the club had seen a £60million bid for Ollie Watkins rejected. It comes in the aftermath of Arteta admitting his side need a new striker, but they he refused to comment on the matter.

Arsenal are set to switch their attention from the Champions League back to the Premier League as they prepare to take on Manchester City. The Gunners know a win is imperative to keep them in with a slim shout of winning the title, while their opponents now have a top-four finish firmly in their sights.

The biggest target elsewhere is Mathys Tel, who appeared to bid goodbye to Bayern Munich fans on teh pitch last night and is the subject of a bidding war involving Manchester United, Tottenham, Chelsea and, potentially Arsenal. Spurs have also been linked with Yoane Wissa, Noah Okafor, Tyler Dibling and Angel Gomes.

Villa boss Unai Emery made it clear that any club chasing Watkins face an uphill battle. The former Arsenal manager said: “I don’t want [him to leave]. It is good news to have an offer from other clubs, or interest, it is good.

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Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins is excited about the possibility of playing in a partnership with Jhon Duran. The duo are yet to start a match together this season after struggling to strike a ...

According to MilanLive, Zlatan Ibrahimovic - who is now an advisor at AC Milan - has begun sounding out Kulusevski over a return to Serie A. The Rossoneri are said to want to sign the 27-year-old on loan with an obligation to buy this summer, with Tottenham said to be demanding €50 million.

Marrying his attacking and creative attributes together, Watkins’ off-ball running is also a key part of his wider contribution to his team going forward. Across the Premier League, he is one of the men most likely to stretch the opposition’s defensive line with his intelligent movement.

Arsenal face an uphill battle in their bid to sign Ollie Watkins, with Aston Villa unwilling to lose both the England striker and Jhon Duran before Monday’s transfer deadline. The Gunners want to sign a forward in the final days of the window and have had an approach for Watkins turned down.

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Aston Villa remain adamant they do not want to sell Ollie Watkins as it emerged Arsenal’s opening offer was almost half the price the Midlands club would value him at.