Aston Villa weren't entertaining the first transfer offer from Arsenal for striker Ollie Watkins, although Simon Jordan thought it was a fair bid

Ollie Watkins is ‘open’ to joining Arsenal before the transfer deadline if Aston Villa back down and agree a deal with the Gunners. The future of England striker Watkins looks set to be one of the biggest talking points in the final few days of the transfer window after he was the subject of a big-money offer from Arsenal.

Aston Villa are set to enter the transfer market in a bid to fill the gap left by Jhon Duran, while Arsenal ponder launching a second offer for Ollie Watkins to fix their forward problems