Mikel Arteta has been lacking a reliable goalscorer all season long but Arsenal has made a transfer bid for a Premier League striker as it tries to chase down Liverpool.

Ollie Watkins has already revealed that Arsenal would be his ‘dream’ transfer destination. The Gunners are reported to have launched a surprise move for the Aston Villa forward in the final week of the January window.

Arsenal have been urged to sign a striker this month - and it seems they have set their sights on doing a huge deal for Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins before the transfer deadline