Arsenal have FINALLY made a move to sign a striker and it could signal the end of Kai Havert’z time as a centre forward. Many Gooners have grown frustrated with a slow and inactive transfer

How does Ollie Watkins compare with Arsenal's current options? We crunch the numbers to see how the England international has fared in front of goal.

Former Aston Villa player, Andy Gray, has advised Arsenal to make a stunning £100million bid to ‘tempt’ Aston Villa to sell their star striker Ollie Watkins. According to Gray, Watkins is a better finisher than the Germany international.

Arsenal would ‘prefer’ to sign two alternative strikers to Ollie Watkins but have ‘panicked’ in the final week of the transfer window, according to former Gunners midfielder Emmanuel Petit. The north London club are considering making a second offer for England international Watkins after seeing their opening £60m bid rejected by Aston Villa.

Marrying his attacking and creative attributes together, Watkins’ off-ball running is also a key part of his wider contribution to his team going forward. Across the Premier League, he is one of the men most likely to stretch the opposition’s defensive line with his intelligent movement.

Arsenal forward Kai Havertz has taken to social media to send a message to the fans after their 2-2 draw with Aston Villa.

Earlier this Wednesday (January 29), the Gunners allegedly lodged a surprise £60 million bid for Watkins as they are on the hunt for a new striker. However, Aston Villa quickly rebuffed the Gunners' approach. Opining on the Gunners' rejected bid, Gray told beIN Sports (h/t Metro):

Arsenal are expected to launch a second bid for Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins, though numerous sources agree it WON'T be accepted, with The Gunners already opening talks to sign one of three possible alternatives.

Arsenal are set to return to the table with a new bid for Ollie Watkins before Monday's transfer deadline and are also interested in Bayern Munich winger Mathys Tel

Arsenal have made a shock offer for Aston Villa and England striker Ollie Watkins in the final week of the January transfer window. Mikel Arteta is desperate to sign a new striker before the winter window closes on Monday night after losing Gabriel Jesus to a season-ending injury earlier in the month.

Arsenal have been told how much they need to offer if they want to complete a transfer for striker Ollie Watkins from Aston Villa.

Fourteen in the Bundesliga last term is no great shakes either, but they came at a rate of one every 109 minutes, with a goal every 125 minutes across his whole RB Leipzig spell significantly better than the records of Havertz (229 mins per goal), Gabriel Jesus (210) and any other option Arteta has to call upon.