🚨 @David_Ornstein: “On Ollie Watkins, Aston Villa gave Arsenal the opportunity to do this deal or have a conversation on the basis of a £60m possibility. That was something clearly Arsenal were not prepared to do at that value — they decided to suggest around the £40m mark.”… pic.twitter.com/k4lvx03bnr
— afcstuff (@afcstuff) February 3, 2025
@David_Ornstein: “On Ollie Watkins, Aston Villa gave Arsenal the opportunity to do this deal or have a conversation on the basis of a £60m possibility.
That was something clearly Arsenal were not prepared to do at that value — they decided to suggest around the £40m mark.”
“Villa were being serious when they suggested £60m, that’s what they would have been prepared to have a conversation for. We don’t know if it would have led to an offer being accepted, but the door was clearly opened at that level.”
“For somebody that’s gone on record to say he’s an Arsenal supporter & it would have been his dream move, perhaps Watkins would have pushed for it if it came close, but it didn’t come close. There was no attempt by Arsenal to go again.” [@TheAthleticFC]
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