Arsenal stall Gyokeres talks, renew interest in Watkins

<p><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"the-post">&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- &period;entry-header-outer &sol;--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"featured-area">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"featured-area-inner">&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"single-featured-image"><picture class&equals;"attachment-jannah-image-post size-jannah-image-post wp-post-image" data-main-img&equals;"1" decoding&equals;"async" fetchpriority&equals;"high"><source type&equals;"image&sol;webp" data-lazy- &sol;><img width&equals;"720" height&equals;"479" alt&equals;"Arsenal stall Gyokeres talks&comma; renew interest in Watkins" data-main-img&equals;"1" decoding&equals;"async" fetchpriority&equals;"high" data-lazy- src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;toptechblitz&period;com&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;06&sol;IMG&lowbar;20250615&lowbar;134610&period;jpg"&sol;><img width&equals;"720" height&equals;"479" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;toptechblitz&period;com&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;06&sol;IMG&lowbar;20250615&lowbar;134610&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Arsenal stall Gyokeres talks&comma; renew interest in Watkins" data-main-img&equals;"1" decoding&equals;"async" fetchpriority&equals;"high" &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;picture>&NewLine;<&sol;figure>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"entry-content entry clearfix">&NewLine;<p><strong>Arsenal<&sol;strong> have paused their pursuit of Sporting Lisbon striker <a target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;gistreel&period;com&sol;tag&sol;viktor-gyokeres"><strong>Viktor Gyokeres<&sol;strong><&sol;a> after frustration over Sporting’s firm stance on his £85m release clause&comma; renewing their long-standing interest in Aston Villa forward <a target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;gistreel&period;com&sol;tag&sol;ollie-watkins"><strong>Ollie Watkins<&sol;strong><&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Gunners&comma; who held fresh talks with Gyokeres’ representatives recently&comma; have been rebuffed twice&comma; first with a £55m bid&comma; then with an improved £60m offer&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Despite the Swedish striker reportedly favouring a move to the Emirates over Manchester United&comma; Sporting remain unmoved&comma; prompting Arsenal to reassess&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Portuguese outlet Record reports that Arsenal are now re-exploring the possibility of signing Watkins&comma; who remains on their radar after a failed £80m approach in January&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Villa turned down that offer as Watkins was their only fit centre-forward at the time&comma; following Jhon Duran’s departure&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>With budget constraints and no appetite for drawn-out negotiations&comma; Arsenal are also eyeing RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko&comma; who presents a lower-cost alternative&comma; if they can fend off competition from Bayern Munich and Al-Hilal&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- &period;entry-content &sol;--><&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gistreel&period;com&sol;arsenal-stall-gyokeres-talks-renew-interest-in-watkins&sol;" previewlistener&equals;"true">Source link <&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;