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‘A Rolls-Royce’: Arsenal now reportedly in talks to sign player who once said Gunners star is so underrated
Arsenal fans hoping to see a new striker arrive in one of the coming windows will have been given a lift by th𝄹e reports claiming that talks have already been held over a potential move for Aston Villa star Ollie Watkins.
claimed this week that Edu has spoken with the forward’s agents about a possible deal, wi⭕൲th the Gunners said to prefer the 27-year-old over someone like Ivan Toney.
A♏rsenal are not the only team inteജrested in Watkins, with the report noting that 🏅Chelsea are also admirers of♑ the former Brentford star. Meanwhile, has suggested that Aston Villa are now confident of agreeing a new contract with him.
Watkins a big fan of Declan Rice amid Arsenal links
The good news is that the Gunners may have a couple of advantages. As noted by , Ollie Watkins was a boy🅰hood Arsenal fan. And it seems he would relish the chance to play alongside some of those al♑ready in Mikel Arteta’s squad.
Watkins has worked alongside a number of Arsenal players when called up for England. And in 2021, he sugg🤪ested that he was particular꧂ly impressed by one international teammate, who made the move to the Emirates earlier this year.
“Declan Rice as well who I think is massively underrated, I think he’s 𒆙like a Rolls-Royce, and that says it all really,” he told .
Obviously, the England team seems to be a lot closer now than they used to be when they would often stick with their club teammates. So getting the chance to play alongside more of them༺ at club level may not be as much of a factor when Watkins comes to decide about his future.
But clearly, Watkins has been a huge fan of Rice. And he has continued to get better in the last couple of years. He h꧂as made a superb st🐼art to life with Arsenal.
So that📖 may be one of a number of considerations which plays a small part in Watkins’ thinking should Arsenal follow up their interest with a concrete move.