Aston Villa boss Unai Emery says Ollie Watkins wants to stay at the club after Arsenal made a bid for the striker. Watkins was the subject of a rejected offer from the Gunners earlier this week, reported to be £60m.

Unai Emery has revealed Ollie Watkins wants to stay at Aston Villa after Arsenal reportedly made a bid for the England striker this week. Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was tightlipped when asked at his own press conference on Friday about whether the Gunners had made a bid for Watkins.

Mikel Arteta is a known admirer of Watkins and has turned to the England international as he looks for attacking reinforcements before the transfer deadline. Arsenal are expected to make a second, improved offer for Watkins but Aston Villa boss Emery has no intention of losing him.

Unai Emery has confirmed Ollie Watkins has told him he is happy to stay at Aston Villa despite interest from Arsenal with a few days of the winter window remaining.

Unai Emery says Ollie Watkins has told him he’s happy to stay at Villa. The England international has been subject of an offer from Arsenal but Emery had stated he is not for sale this month. Jhon Duran is close to completing a £75million move to Saudi Arabia, increasing Watkins’ importance to the team.

Reports have circulated indicating that Watkins is keen on swapping Birmingham for Islington, although Unai Emery has issued a conflicting update. In a damaging blow for Arsenal, the Spanish boss claimed that the England international is actually happy to remain at Villa Park.

Watkins is also only the second Villa player after Gabriel Agbonlahor to be directly involved in 100 Premier League goals (61 goals, 39 assists)

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

Arsenal tried and failed to sign Ollie Watkins after submitting a bid of just £40million this week, which was swiftly rejected by Unai Emery's side.

Unai Emery says Ollie Watkins ‘happy to stay’ at Aston Villa - The club are reportedly interested in signing Marcus Rashford on loan.

According to reports, Arsenal are 'considering a bold bid' to sign Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic after missing out on Ollie Watkins.