Unai Emery says Ollie Watkins is happy to stay at Aston Villa despite reported interest from Arsenal. Arsenal are on the market for a new forward after losing Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus to long-term injuries in the past month.

Arsenal are facing a huge Ollie Watkins transfer decision after Aston Villa rejected their opening bid for the striker. Mikel Arteta is keen to bolster his attacking ranks with the 29-year-old seemingly identified as the priority to bring in before deadline day.

Unai Emery, fresh from offloading striker Jhon Duran for £77.5m to Al-Nassr, has confirmed that Ollie Watkins will not be moving to Arsenal before the closure of this transfer window