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

Manchester City scraped into the Champions League play-offs and Liverpool finished at the summit despite losing to PSV Eindhoven. Aston Villa sank Celtic to finish in the top eight and go straight through to the last 16,

Ollie Watkins had a moment to forget in Aston Villa's UEFA Champions League clash with Celtic as a shocking slip saw him sky a penalty over the crossbar.

Aston Villa were ‘furious’ with the Arsenal approach, and it was a bit of a d*ck move. Not because they’ve made a bid for Watkins, who didn’t magically turn up at Villa after all, but because making the bid so close to arguably Villa’s biggest game of the season is hardly going to ease negotiations.

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.

Arsenal have made a shock move for Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins who has previously made his feelings clear about a move to the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal have launched a stunning £60m (€71.6m / $74.7m) bid to sign a top centre-forward, with Fabrizio Romano detailing the response.

THE January transfer window is heating up with some MAJOR moves in the pipeline as Deadline Day quickly approaches. Arsenal are reportedly readying their second bid for Aston Villa’s England

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.

Aston Villa will book a handsome profit on the sale of Jhon Duran to Saudi side Al-Nassr when the move is completed amid talk linking Arsenal with a move for Ollie Watkins