Arsenal have been instructed that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is a “grade forward” of Aston Villa ahead Ollie Watkins.
It was reported on Friday that Mikel Arteta is a fan of the Aston Villa striker.
Arsenal are out there for a brand new attacker. Aubameyang left the membership final month as he joined Barcelona.
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In the meantime, Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah are out of contract this summer time and they’re but to commit their future to Arsenal.
Aubameyang has hit the bottom operating at Barcelona. He scored a hat-trick towards Valencia in La Liga two weeks in the past.
Then he adopted that up with one other aim as his aspect beat Athletic Bilbao 4-0.
Watkins has been with Aston Villa since 2020. He loved a powerful debut season final time period as he contributed with 14 Premier League objectives.
His type has dipped in 2021/22 although as he has solely netted 5 instances within the league.
Former Leeds United and Coventry Metropolis striker Noel Whelan is uncertain whether or not Watkins would have the “identical impression” on Arsenal as Aubameyang did:
“Aubameyang is a large identify, and he’s firing them in for Barcelona proper now,” Whelan instructed Soccer Insider.
“Is Watkins the kind of participant who can are available and have that very same impression? I’m not so certain, I believe Aubameyang is simply that grade forward when in type.
“However he’s younger, and he’s received expertise. There’s nothing to say that he can’t step into these footwear sooner or later.
“If he’s keen to go and Arsenal are keen to pay, it’s clear from what we find out about their current signings they’re on the lookout for youth and longevity. He’s comparatively younger however he’s already received that worldwide recognition with England.
“It’s not the worst signing that they might make. We’ve seen him do it for Villa and his work fee is absolutely good.
“It’s simply the top product that hasn’t fairly been constant sufficient simply but.
“Possibly Arsenal are seeing one thing that they’ll flip round. If they’ll then he might be the primary man upfront for them.”
Elsewhere, in response to studies, Ainsley Maitland-Niles will return to Arsenal following his mortgage spell at AS Roma:
On Sunday, the versatile midfielder was overlooked towards Spezia Calcio as 20-year-old Nicola Zalewski made his first begin of the season.
In accordance with Roma In the present day (through Sport Witness), Jose Mourinho used Zalewski ‘by meritocracy and never by the emergency’.
They are saying his begin on Sunday was a ‘clear message of rejection’ to the opposite wing-backs in Jose Mourinho’s squad, together with Maitland-Niles.
Moreover, it’s claimed that the 24-year-old ‘will return’ to Arsenal in the summertime ‘barring twists and turns’.