Arsenal Transfer News: Mikel Arteta reportedly asking Arsenal Football Club to sign Aston Villa striker and boyhood Arsenal fan in the summer transfer window.

Arsenal Transfer News: Aston Villa players find themselves in a worrisome situation at the moment. Even after the arrival of experienced Unai Emery to the club, there is nothing much happening here. In fact, they are going through a series of inconsistent results. As a result, they are placed 11th in the ongoing season of the English Premier League.

If they are looking for a better league finish this season, they will have to quickly turn things around before it’s too late. They might as well have to sort out their defence quite a bit in the upcoming games. However, there are twelve more games to go. So, there is still plenty of action and drama left in store for the Aston Villa supporters.

As things stand, Aston Villa Football Club are level on points with the tenth-placed Chelsea Football Club. However, they are only separated by goal difference. The Blues have a goal difference of -1 as compared to Aston Villa’s -7. After suffering a 4-2 home defeat at the hands of Arsenal, Aston Villa won back-to-back games. They beat Everton by 2-0 and Crystal Palace by 1-0.

Unai Emery’s side will lock horns with West Ham on March 12 at London Stadium. They will be looking to complete a hat-trick of wins. However, it would be a daunting task for them since it is an away fixture. West Ham will start as favourites for this clash since they will be playing at home. It remains to be seen which team will come out on top this time.

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The Gunners manager Mikel Arteta allegedly asking the club to sign Aston Villa striker

Meanwhile, the Gunners once again expressed their willingness to sign Ollie Watkins with Mikel Arteta allegedly asking for the boyhood Arsenal fan to be signed in the summer transfer window. If the Gunners’ hierarchy ends up signing Ollie Watkins, then they will have another striker in their squad.

It is important to have many strikers in the squad, with players suffering untimely injuries during the passage of the play in the toughest competition. With Gabriel Jesus and Eddie Nketiah being off the track owing to their injuries, things didn’t look good for them in terms of the attack. Although Leandro Trossard has proved that he is worth his weight in gold, Arteta may want another player who can beef up the strike force.

👀 Man City Premier League points tally after 26 games in last 5 seasons…

22/23 – 58
21/22 – 63
20/21 – 62
19/20 – 54
18/19 – 62

💪 Arsenal currently sit on 63 points after 26 games – the idea that Arsenal are top because Man City are underperforming is a false narrative pic.twitter.com/qkieFO6p5R

— Rory Talks Football (@Rory_Talks_Ball) March 8, 2023

Meanwhile, the fans would want to see Folarin Balogun at the Emirates. The youngster has been firing all cylinders in the Ligue 1. The fans want the academy product promoted than to have huge bucks spent on Aston Villa striker Watkins. Needless to say, Mikel Arteta is pretty much keen on signing the proven Aston Villa striker.

Earlier, while speaking to the Sports Gazette at the 2020 London Football Awards, Ollie Watkins expressed his dream to play for Arsenal one day. “That’s the dream, to play for Arsenal one day. But, you know, it’s a long shot,” Ollie Watkins stated at the awards ceremony.

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