The Gunners were rocked with crucial injuries to the likes of Gabriel Jesus and Bukayo Saka ahead of the January transfer window, but have found trying to sign a replacement in the January transfer window difficult to come by.
Given the deadline for Premier League clubs to sign players is at 11pm, the north Londoners face a race against time to add to Mikel Arteta's squad ahead of a busy climax to the 2024/2025 season.
Arsenal Given Encouragement Over Watkins Move
The Gunners feel Aston Villa's transfer business could have opened things up
Ollie Watkins during a pre-match warm-up with Aston Villa
After news broke that Arsenal had made an enquiry to sign Watkins last week, talks over a potential stunning move ramped up on social media, but comments from the likes of Villa boss Unai Emery has certainly seemed to suggest that a deal was unlikely.
However, according to Delaney, Arsenal feel that Villa's transfer business - including the likes of Jhon Duran's big-money exit and Marcus Rashford's arrival on loan - sees them sailing closely to the PSR limits, and think a bid for the £130k-a-week earning Watkins could test the waters.
Delaney adds that Arsenal spoke to their Premier League counterparts Villa over a deal around £40m, but that an offer in the region of £60m could be enough to get it done. Given Villa will have little time to scour the market for a replacement, the Midlands club may well set their stalls out on ekeing the biggest money possible for the Gunners.
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