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Thierry Henry has already delivered Ollie Watkins verdict amid Arsenal bid for Aston Villa star
Arsenal have been looking for a striker all month and, on Wednesday, they tried their luck with a bid for Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins.
The Gunners have long been linked with a new forward, with 𝔉Ian Wright even claiming a new No. 9 is a necessity at Arsenal.
And on Wednesday, Arsenal made a £60million bid for Ollie Watkins which left Aston Villa furious with the Gunners.
Arsenal’s offer was rejected straight away as Aston Villa made it clear how unhappy they were w꧃it🅰h the timing of the bid.
With just a few days left until the transfer window shuts, the Watkins saga could be one to follow right until deadlineꦡ da൩y.
When it comes to Arsenal attacking legends, there are none more esteemed than Thierry Henry, who has already delivered hi🐽s verdict on Watkins.
Thierry Henry says Ollie Watkins is the kind of player who ‘will punish you’
Last season, Watkins scored a brace in a 3-2 win away at Luton Town, and Henry loved what he ꦕsaw from the Villa star.
“That’s a very Didier Drogba goal-like, boom,” Henry said on Sky Sports (04/03/24 at 6:55 pm) about W🐈atkins’ header against Luton.
“Again, he is ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚallowed to run in the box. Are you going to let a guy that can head the ball well run in th𒅌e box like that? Then he will punish you.
൲On Watkins’ second goal, Henry said: “And this one, is a tiny bit different. Douglas Luiz knows exactly how he is going to play that ball.
🔜“What I like is the first touch f✨rom Watkins and then trust the curve. The curve will always bring the ball back.
“What I like🌱 he🍸re is what he does with his left leg, let the ball bounce and put your leg in a position, then the ball will stay.”
On Watkins’ goals and assists at that point last season, Henry said: “This is somethin꧋g I always mentioned about players. Can you also assist?
“We all know Ollie Watkins can score. But c𝔉an you add something else to your game? Can you come🧸, can you lay off the ball to someone?
“Not only scoring, we all know you have that in your lock🀅er. That impresses me, the ten assists.”
What Watkins has said about Arsenal
In 2020, boyhood Gunners fan Watkins told the Sports Gazette how he dreamt of playin🥀g for Arsenal one day.
“That’s the dream, to p🐼lay for Arsenal one day. But, you know, it’s a long shot,” Watkins said at the 2020 London Football Awar♐ds ceremony.
Watki🅘ns has also revealed that Henry has always been his idol.
Knowing Watkins is a boꦓyhood Arsenal fan could potenti♋ally have crossed the Gunners’ mind as they made their bid.
It remains to be seen what happens in the coming days, but there’s no doubt that Watkins is a pr๊oven Premier League striker and would tick a lot of boxes for Arsenal.