Aston Villa have rejected a formal offer from Arsenal for Ollie Watkins, sources have told ESPN. Arsenal want to sign a forward before Monday's transfer deadline and are pursuing alternative options after accepting Benjamin Sesko is unlikely to leave Red Bull Leipzig this month.

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

Arsenal have launched a surprise £60million bid to sign striker Ollie Watkins from Aston Villa this month and the Midlands side have been left fuming by the timing of the approach

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

And if the move goes through, Arsenal 's chances of securing Watkins may go up in smoke. The one sign of encouragement for Emirates chiefs is Al-Nassr's ongoing pursuit of Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface.

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.

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.