Arsenal are interested in signing England international striker Ollie Watkins from Premier League rivals Aston Villa in the January transfer window.

Aston Villa remain adamant they do not want to sell Ollie Watkins as it emerged Arsenal’s opening offer was almost half the price the Midlands club would value him at...

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 have had a £60million bid for Ollie Watkins rejected by Aston Villa and Gunners legend Martin Keown believes there is no chance the Villans will let the striker leave

The Gunners are ready to increase their bid for Watkins after seeing an opening offer rejected by an angry Aston Villa - but he's not the only forward on their radar in the final days of the transfer

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 are expected to make an improved second attempt to sign 29-year-old Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins, who grew up as an Arsenal fan. (Mail) The Gunners are ready to make Bayern Munich an offer for 19-year-old Mathys Tel before the close of the January transfer window. (Football Transfers)

Aston Villa were ‘furious’ with the Arsenal approach, and it was a bit of a d*ck move. Not because they’ve made a bid for Watkins, who didn’t magically turn up at Villa after all, but because making the bid so close to arguably Villa’s biggest game of the season is hardly going to ease negotiations.

Transfer news LIVE! Aston Villa's Watkins stance revealed, Arsenal's £60m striker deal, Tel fee agreed - The transfer window is approaching its final week as clubs in the Premier League and across Eur

Spurs have opened talks with Bayern Munich to sign Mathys Tel; Arsenal are also interested and have also bid for Ollie Watkins; Jhon Duran expected to leave Aston Villa and join Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia;

THE January transfer window is heating up with some MAJOR moves in the pipeline as Deadline Day quickly approaches. Arsenal are reportedly readying their second bid for Aston Villa’s England

Plus: Manchester United are in tentative talks with Barcelona over a loan deal for Marcus Rashford; Ben Chilwell is set to stay at Chelsea unless a club arrives with a late January swoop; Southampton