The Gunners are actively trying to secure the services of the England international striker in the January transfer window and could make a second offer after their opening bid was turned down

Spurs have opened talks with Bayern Munich to sign Mathys Tel; Arsenal, Chelsea and Man Utd are also interested; French U21 international has scored 16 goals in 83 appearances in all competitions for

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

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 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 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

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.

Ollie Watkins may be facing a now-or-never dilemma regarding a potential move to Arsenal. The Gunners reportedly approached Aston Villa about their striker on Monday, only to be swiftly rebuffed.

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

Arsenal have been given a boost in their bid to sign Dusan Vlahovic while one of four further alternatives to Ollie Watkins is ‘very open’ to a move to the Emirates this month.