An insultingly low offer, reportedly £45million, made to a direct rival, at a time when everyone knew that Al Nassr were about to offer Villa more than £62m for Jhon Duran.

Ollie Watkins is ‘open’ to joining Arsenal before the transfer deadline if Aston Villa back down and agree a deal with the Gunners. The future of England striker Watkins looks set to be one of the biggest talking points in the final few days of the transfer window after he was the subject of a big-money offer from Arsenal.

Arsenal did not offer as much as £60million to Aston Villa for England striker Ollie Watkins, according to a report from The Telegraph.

Arsenal transfer news as football.london writers debate Ollie Watkins' proposed move from Aston Villa to Arsenal

Multiple reports claim that Arsenal's original bid for Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins was considerably lower than the initial £60m figure put forward.

Arsenal would ‘prefer’ to sign two alternative strikers to Ollie Watkins but have ‘panicked’ in the final week of the transfer window, according to former Gunners midfielder Emmanuel Petit. The north London club are considering making a second offer for England international Watkins after seeing their opening £60m bid rejected by Aston Villa.

Arsenal are expected to launch a second bid for Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins, though numerous sources agree it WON'T be accepted, with The Gunners already opening talks to sign one of three possible al

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Arsenal are interested in Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins but their move for the Englishman so late in the January transfer window looks desperate

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 are pursuing a deal for Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins in the remaining days of the transfer window, in a move that could have significant impacts on Mikel Arteta’s squad.

Gary Neville has argued that Mikel Arteta and Arsenal choose to "inflame the situation, rather than calm it down" with this influencing the behaviour of their fans