Ollie Watkins ‘ready to join Arsenal after shock £60m transfer bid’ with Aston Villa star a lifelong fan
The Gunners are expected to table a second offer for the England star
OLLIE WATKINS is willing to leave Aston Villa in the lurch and join Arsenal, it’s been claimed.
The Gunners are hot on the heels of the England striker, who they’ve made their main target to fill the void left by the injured Gabriel Jesus.
Arsenal have had a £60million bid REJECTED by the Villans, who are on the verge of losing Jhon Duran.
Villa are likely to turn down a second approach for their star striker due to a lack of time to find a suitable replacement.
But lifelong Gunners fan Watkins is said to be willing to swap Villa Park for the Emirates.
That’s according to , who claim the 29-year-old would happily move to north London should the clubs reach an agreement.
Watkins, who fired England into the Euro 2024 final, has so far remained silent on his future.
But he took to social media after Villa reached the last-16 of the Champions League on Wednesday.
He wrote on Instagram: “Buzzing to qualify in top 8 of the UCL.
“Special night for this special club. (Groundsman is getting the sack).”
Watkins has played a big role in Villa’s resurgence under former Gunners boss Unai Emery.
The Three Lions hitman has been in fine form this season, in which he’s scored 11 goals and provided nine assists in 32 appearances.
Watkins bagged a goal and an assist in Villa’s final Champions League group match with Celtic on Wednesday.
He likely would’ve had two goals to his name had he not blazed a 67th-minute penalty over the bar.
Villa will be back in action on Saturday afternoon, travelling to Molineux to take on Wolves in the Black Country derby.
Arsenal, meanwhile, will welcome Manchester City to the Emirates on Sunday afternoon.