Arsenal would favor Ollie Watkins to Ivan Toney whereas they face competitors for Brentford’s Aaron Hickey from Man Utd and Liverpool.
ARSENAL PREFER WATKINS
There may be persistent speak of Arsenal being focused on Ivan Toney (together with Chelsea) however FootballTransfers declare that the Gunners would reasonably usher in Ollie Watkins in January as he shall be match-ready, reasonably than rusty after serving a ban for soccer betting. They declare that Edu has already began discussions with Watkins’ agent Paulo Vernazza, who used to play for Arsenal.
‘Sources near the matter recommend that securing Watkins within the January switch window might show difficult however not solely not possible,’ says the report, which provides that Watkins is an Arsenal fan and can also be seen as a cleaner-cut participant than Toney, who has angered Mikel Arteta up to now together with his cockiness after beating the Gunners with Brentford.
Villa are eager to tie Watkins all the way down to a brand new deal – his present contract expires in 2025 – however he’s stated to be wanting £150,000 every week.
BIG GUNS BATTLE FOR HICKEY
Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool are all credited with an curiosity in Brentford wing-back Aaron Hickey, in response to Soccer Insider. The Scot might be the most-coveted Premier League right-back exterior of the elite golf equipment and meaning that he’s unlikely to remain at Brentford past subsequent summer time.
However Hickey is not going to be tempted to push for a transfer in January as he needs to make sure he’s is taking part in common first-team soccer forward of a possible Euro 2024 look with Scotland. And it’s stated that the Bees would solely be tempted by a ‘big’ supply as they know the worth of the 21-year-old.
CLASSICO CALLS FOR LIVERPOOL TARGET
Final week there was speak of Aston Villa rivalling Liverpool for Spain winger Nico Williams, which now sounds sort of candy as Sport declare that Actual Madrid and Barcelona each need him on a free switch when he leaves Athletic Bilbao subsequent summer time. And when Actual Madrid and Barcelona and each , no Spanish participant strikes to England.
Their solely benefit on this ‘race’ is {that a} membership exterior Spain can tie him all the way down to a pre-contract settlement in January, although Williams will possible wait till the summer time and an enormous fats signing-on price from Actual Madrid – already stated to keep in touch together with his brokers – or Barcelona. He has already claimed 4 assists in simply 4 La Liga video games this season.