The specifics of a private conversation Ollie Watkins had with Declan Rice in response to calls for Arsenal to finalize the striker’s deal from Aston Villa have been made public. Watkins has been outstanding for Villa this season, tallying 19 goals and 12 assists in 34 Premier League games. A new striker is what Arsenal is looking for.

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Comparing Watkins to Thierry Henry, Theo Walcott has proposed that Watkins’ former team, Arsenal, sign him during the forthcoming transfer window following the conclusion of the current campaign. Mikael Silvestre made the statement that Watkins, not Brentford star Ivan Toney, should be Arsenal’s priority target in January. Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa celebrates his team’s second goal in April’s victory over Arsenal. After being recognized by the late great Arsenal player Henry in March, Watkins has now revealed the details of his most recent private conversations with Rice, the midfield player for the Gunners. After Rice’s triumph at West Ham United the previous season, the two talked about Villa’s chances of winning the Europa Conference League rather than Watkins transferring to Arsenal.Declan Rice and Ollie Watkins are pictured together at an England football practice before their international friendly match against Belgium. Despite our confidence, anything can happen. “[He] had no doubts that we would prevail.”These teams are unpredictable. Lille put a lot of pressure on us, so it will be difficult, but I think we have the team to win. The 28-year-old Englishman Watkins went on, “My idol was Thierry Henry,” showing his respect for one of Arsenal’s finest players.