Hours before both teams engaged in their UEFA Champions League phase deciders, Arsenal reportedly launched a late bid for Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins.

Arsenal have made a shock approach to sign Ollie Watkins before the end of the January transfer window, talkSPORT understands. However, the Gunners have seen their initial enquiry rejected by

Arsenal are interested in bringing in Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins before the transfer window shuts.The Daily Mail say the Gunners will go back in with an improved offer after seeing their

Fabrizio Romano has now revealed that Aston Villa have rejected an “official” £60 million bid made by Arsenal to sign Watkins.

Arsenal have made a bid for Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins as they look to land a striker in the final days of the transfer window - but Mikel Arteta and Unai Emery have remained tight lipped

Aston Villa striker Watkins grew up an Arsenal fan and openly admitted, while still playing for Brentford in 2020, that turning out for the north Londoners would be a 'dream'. An opening £60million bid was reportedly rejected by Villa on Wednesday but a second offer is believed to be in the works.

Ollie Watkins broke a little-known rule in an embarrassing moment during Aston Villa’s Champions League clash with Celtic. We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

Arsenal have had a bid rejected by Aston Villa for England striker Ollie Watkins; Watkins has scored 10 goals in 23 games for Villa in the Premier League this season; Gunners expected to return with i

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

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, but Villa’s Ollie Watkins was the target of a bid by Arsenal.

Alejandro Moreno, Craig Burley and Steve Nicol discuss the transfer rumors surrounding Aston Villa forwards Jhon Durán and Ollie Watkins.