Ollie Watkins

[ozzjim]

I think he'll go for £70 million on Monday. I hope we have a damn good plan B. Anyone but arsenal and I'd have said no chance but it's his dream so I think he'll push for it. That's only my opinion mind you but it's not really dying down is it?

That's because it's one of the sky six, so the media will just keep talking about it. It's not going to happen. Arsenal simply won't offer the £80+ million it would take in Jan

[ChicagoLion]

I think he'll go for £70 million on Monday. I hope we have a damn good plan B. Anyone but arsenal and I'd have said no chance but it's his dream so I think he'll push for it. That's only my opinion mind you but it's not really dying down is it?

That's because it's one of the sky six, so the media will just keep talking about it. It's not going to happen. Arsenal simply won't offer the £80+ million it would take in Jan

Agree it will take that according to M Law, the understanding is that every player knows there fee so we can expect Watkins has been told his.
I hope we are working on plan B &C just in case.

[Richard]

He's 30 this year, no way will Arsensl pay more than 60 million. He's staying and then we may look at the bigger picture in the summer and younger strikers.

[andyh]

I’m starting to think Ollie might go too. The ‘open to joining Arsenal’ stories have started. Emery saying every player has his price. And if £70m came in, I can’t possibly see how it would get turned down. He will never be worth that much again

[LeeB]

The time to worry is when the media, and the rest of the world, takes no notice of you.

"But we're in the global football conversation and we're building a sports quarter and everything!"

[jwarry]

I notice the sentence  ‘Arsenal put in a bid after being informed he is available’  has appeared in a few news articles, including The Times today.  Wonder if that’s true?

[LeeB]

People, this will be dragged out until the window closes by the press because it will generate clicks.

There's no way both of them are leaving.

[Olneythelonely]

I notice the sentence  ‘Arsenal put in a bid after being informed he is available’  has appeared in a few news articles, including The Times today.  Wonder if that’s true?

Only in as much as Unai has said everyone is available, as long as it’s good for the club etc. Selling our best forward in a generation for anything less than £70m won’t happen. Arsenal won’t be paying that.

[Bosco81]

I think the picture has changed since Duran went, before kick off on Boxing Day I would say it’s entirely possible Watkins might have been worried about his place in the team, and his agent might have made a few tentative enquiries if anyone was interested.

The sending off happened, Ollie got back in the team, and then the Monaco game was when Emery realised he can’t play them both together at the same time, so one would have to go, and he chose to ship Duran out.

I’d be staggered if we sell Watkins in the next few days, if Watkins pushes it there is a chance it happens, but I don’t think he will.

[ROBBO]

He's not going anywhere, it's an absolute nonsense. Even if we got a huge offer lets say 80 million where are we going to get a striker in three days. It would be the end of all our Europe aspirations our league position would be drasically weakened and the supporters would be mounting a revolution. All these click baters are loving it.

[Lucky Eddie]

I've always hated Arsenal

[Baldy]

From listening to Arsenal fans on Talkshyte, they seem reluctant to spend megabucks on Watkins as he is in his 30th year and has a history of missing good chances. They already have a number of players who can do that.

Ollie offers Villa so much more than just goals and I hope he stays.

[LeeB]

Listening to Arsenal fans on Talkshite, it's amazing that so many people had have successful brain transplants.

[andyh]

I know there is very time left in this window to bring someone in.
But we have seen this before, specifically with Benteke.
He was the ‘best in a generation’ and we allowed him to go to realise the huge fee we got.

We have Rogers and Malen who ‘could’ play up front and if we can bring another in then maybe we can get through the remainder of the season and go big in the summer ?

I’m just playing devils advocate and wondering if it might be possible.

For the avoidance of doubt…..I love Ollie and definitely don’t want him to leave.

[Sexual Ealing]

I'm very comfortable with the idea of him leaving, but we'd better have someone lined up.