Former Arsenal star William Gallas has named one striker he thinks would be an outstanding signing for the Gunners this summer: Ollie Watkins.
Mikel Arteta’s side is expected to add a goal scorer to their squad this summer, with Eddie Nketiah potentially on the move. Even if Nketiah stays, Arsenal might still invest heavily in a new striker, and several names are on their radar.
As Arsenal aims to challenge for the Premier League title again next season, the right additions to their squad are crucial. While the team is strong in most positions, there is a belief among fans and neutrals that the Gunners currently lack a proper striker.
Gallas believes that Ollie Watkins would be the ideal striker for Arsenal, fitting well into their system and potentially elevating their attacking prowess.
He said, as quoted by Goal.com:
“For Arsenal, I like Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins.
“He has the pace you need to have as a striker and with a player like Martin Odegaard in behind him it would just be magnificent, think of all the assists. It’s so difficult to defend against players like Ollie Watkins because he’s so clever with his runs, with Odegaard they would do so much damage. If I was at Arsenal I’d choose him.”
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Watkins has been one of the best strikers in the Premier League, and his latest strike for England shows that he is also a great finisher.
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Perfect!
Please sign him and we win the league!!! He is the perfect player that we need. Unfortunately, I don’t see Villa letting him go!!!
otherwise, sign Gyokeres!
Strikers like Bobbey and J. David are simply not an upgrade on Nketia, Jesus or Havertz.
We’re talking about the PL.
Some of us suggested Watkins when he was with Brentford ,but we missed the boat.While he is not particularly quick he is faster than Kane or Toney and his running off the ball creates vital space in the final third of the pitch.He deserves to start against Spain tomorrow, but I doubt if he will.
He is worth splashing the cash if we can recoup some of the money from our sales of fringe players.
Since when have we listened to Gallas?
Real fantasy land stuff. What chance is there of Villa letting Watkins leave? Between zero and zero, I suggest.
Emery is doing very good work at Villa – fourth from bottom to fourth from top in 18 months, isn’t it? They certainly won’t sell Watkins, and particularly not to another top four club in the Premiership. Daft, or what?