Arsenal have made a bid for Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa, but that was rejected. Unai Emery’s side are not prepared to sell their star striker, especially after they’ve agreed to sell Jhon Duran to Al Nassr. Mikel Arteta’s side will try to sign Watkins again, but they do have a plan if they don’t manage to land a new striker before deadline day.

Arsenal legend Robert Pires believes the club need to sign a ‘real striker’ during the January transfer window, naming Victor Osimhen his top target. Mikel Arteta has made no secret of his desire to bring in another forward option with Bukayo Saka currently sidelined and Gabriel Jesus missing the rest of the season with an ACL injury.

Robert Pires has urged Arsenal to sign a 'real striker', citing it as the pinpoint position they need to fix if they are to end their five-year major trophy drought.