Arsenal will decide whether to sign a top Serie A striker - or wait for the summer to try again for Ollie Watkins after his true thoughts were revealed.

Mikel Arteta has refused to discuss Arsenal’s pursuit of Aston Villa forward Ollie Watkins but said the club are working hard to sign a striker.Arsenal failed with a £60m bid to sign the

Arsenal want to sign a striker before the transfer window shuts and have had an approach turned down for Aston Villa forward Ollie Watkins. The club are also long-term admirers of Newcastle’s Alexander Isak and RB Leipzig frontman Benjamin Sesko, but neither player will move before the deadline.