Ollie Watkins: Aston Villa rejects the arsenal approach for the striker

Aston Villa has dismissed an approach from Arsenal for England striker Oli Watkins.

Sources for the BBC Sport confirmed that Gunners on Monday investigated the 29 -year -old.

Reports of Auston Villa’s Champions League game against Celtic in Villa Park were revealed a few hours before the £ 60 meter Arsenal dialect.

Watkins started and scored, but also slipped to remember a bizarre fine in the second half.

Villa sources say they have no intention of allowing Watkins to leave, especially with a steps in Saudi Arabia with constant speculation connecting fellow striker Jhone Duran.

Sources also told the BBC Sport that the villa is unhappy with the time of the approach, which came into the construction of a major champions league stability and the transfer time limit of January one week before the day.

It is not clear that the Arsenal will return with further offering before Monday’s 23:00 GMT deadline.

Watkins scored 11 goals in 32 matches this season and scored an equal to Villa’s 2–2 draw at the Emirates Stadium this month.

England International has 80 goals in 200 appearances for the Midlands Club since joined Brentford for £ 28m in 2020.

Gunners are looking for a new striker before the January transfer window closure, Gabriel Jesus took out the FA Cup necklace by Manchester United this month with a serious knee injury.