Arsenal are being urged to do all in their power to sign Ollie Watkins this summer, with a former Gunners star convinced the Aston Villa striker has the qualities to be a smash hit in Mikel Arteta’s side – and with the signing of another star edging closer towards the finishing line.
The Gunners open their Premier League campaign on Saturday with a testing home date against Wolves and hopeful that the 2024/25 campaign can be their year after successive runners-up places to Manchester City in the Premier League title race. And while Arsenal go into the new season with an air of optimism having won the pre-season Emirates Cup on Sunday, Arteta and Co know they will need to step things up again when the real business starts this weekend.
Arsenal go into the final week of preparations, though, with just two senior arrivals with David Raya having signed permanently from Brentford and with Riccardo Calafiori coming in to strengthen their defensive options.
