Ollie Watkins ‘ready to join Arsenal after shock £60m transfer bid’ with Aston Villa star a lifelong fan

OLLIE WATKINS is consenting to permission Aston Villa successful the lurch and articulation Arsenal, it's been claimed.

The Gunners are blistery connected the heels of the England striker, who they've made their main target to capable the void near by the injured Gabriel Jesus.

Arsenal person had a £60million bid REJECTED by the Villans, who are connected the verge of losing Jhon Duran.

Villa are apt to crook down a 2nd attack for their prima striker owed to a deficiency of clip to find a suitable replacement.

But lifelong Gunners instrumentality Watkins is said to beryllium consenting to swap Villa Park for the Emirates.

That's according to The Daily Mail, who assertion the 29-year-old would happily determination to northbound London should the clubs scope an agreement.

Watkins, who fired England into the Euro 2024 final, has truthful acold remained soundless connected his future.

But helium took to societal media aft Villa reached the last-16 of the Champions League connected Wednesday.

He wrote connected Instagram: "Buzzing to suffice successful apical 8 of the UCL.

"Special nighttime for this peculiar club. (Groundsman is getting the sack)."

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Watkins has played a large relation successful Villa's resurgence nether erstwhile Gunners brag Unai Emery.

The Three Lions hitman has been successful good signifier this season, successful which he's scored 11 goals and provided 9 assists successful 32 appearances.

Watkins bagged a extremity and an assistance successful Villa's last Champions League radical lucifer with Celtic connected Wednesday.

He apt would've had 2 goals to his sanction had helium not blazed a 67th-minute punishment implicit the bar.

Villa volition beryllium backmost successful enactment connected Saturday afternoon, travelling to Molineux to instrumentality connected Wolves successful the Black Country derby.

Arsenal, meanwhile, volition invited Manchester City to the Emirates connected Sunday afternoon.