Arsenal look to have been handed an enormous increase because it now appears like Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins shall be out there this summer time.
The Gunners noticed a bid turned down for the England worldwide again in January, however his type has dipped since then and he’s misplaced his place in Unai Emery’s beginning line up.
Watkins has had a fantastic profession within the Premier League, proving himself as an elite goal-scorer at this degree, and he’d absolutely be welcome on the Emirates Stadium.
As all Arsenal followers trying into the right way to purchase tickets for Arsenal vs Crystal Palace on the Emirates later this month shall be questioning – who will find yourself being Mikel Arteta’s high goal up entrance this summer time?
Is Ollie Watkins the brand new striker signing that Arsenal want?
Some Arsenal followers will doubtless really feel that their membership might do higher than Watkins, who’s now 29 years of age and who has lately gone off the boil.
One imagines Watkins might revive his type, nevertheless it’s a little bit of a raffle for somebody who’d doubtless price massive cash and who would possibly solely have two or three years left at his greatest degree.
Liverpool have additionally been linked with Watkins, as per Soccer Insider’s report, whereas Arteta doubtless has his eye on a number of different big-name centre-forwards.
Arsenal have additionally been linked strongly with Benjamin Sesko, whereas one imagines the likes of Alexander Isak, Victor Osimhen and Viktor Gyokeres may also be names to observe.
AFC followers would most likely choose any of these over Watkins proper now, even when a January transfer for the Villa front-man might have been a fantastic piece of enterprise with a big impact on the group’s season.
It’s been a massively irritating marketing campaign of 1 harm after one other for the north London giants, with Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus each out in the meanwhile and unlikely to play once more this season.
In the meantime, Bukayo Saka has additionally missed quite a lot of video games and solely lately returned, so one imagines a purpose risk like Watkins might have made a giant distinction for the membership on this difficult interval.
Arsenal lately fell out of the Premier League title race, with attracts towards the likes of Manchester United, Everton and Brentford doubtless contributing to Liverpool with the ability to run away with the title.
Watkins might have been preferrred to interrupt the impasse in these tight video games, however one imagines a youthful and extra in-form choice shall be wanted for subsequent season.
