Watkins is believed to be valued at around £60 million by Villa, who received a loose offer of approximately £40 million from Arsenal back in January. The two clubs’ valuations were so far apart that no concrete discussions really took place, but Watkins remains on Arsenal’s radar.

Ollie Watkins might have been convinced not to join Man United. Unsurprisingly, it was Aston Villa legend Gabby Agbonlahor who did the talking. Over the last fe