Sicario2 - Tier 1 Watkins can't compare with RvP and Auba. This would be very, very poor use of funds.

Don Pacifico yep, Sicario’s logic makes sense for an elite forward. Not Watkins.

Far more likely he’d be deadwood we’d struggle to shift after a year or two (without trophies to show for it)

Segway I think he’s on the older side, but tbf, I can’t think of many better strikers. Cos they rdont exist. In the premier league it’s Isak + Haaland, and everyone else.

Hmm not sure this would be the best use of funds right now, a bit too old and I'm not that convinced on his general quality. Better then what have yeah but feel we could do something better in the summer if this is what it ends up being now.

Somehow, (late stage) Arsene Wenger returned.

Go take a look at Watkins goals plus assists numbers for the last 5 seasons. Over that period basically only Kane and Haaland are consistently better at that position. If he’s free, take him. And then worry about getting a you bf we winger in the summer. Havertz means we don’t have to abuse Watkins, so he can go a few more years. I’m just struggling to come up with a list of amazing 9s. It’s not like 8 where there are a few interesting players in the market this summer.

The question is simple. Sign Watkins and have a 30 percent chance of winning the title and/or CL this season, sign a kid to have a 10 percent chance of winning either or sign no-one to have a zero percent of winning anything this season?

The bid was made last week they said no, not selling. Good.

Claudius Go take a look at Watkins goals plus assists numbers for the last 5 seasons.

This is an outstanding argument if you believe that humanity is going to find a cure for aging within the next 2 years.

Sicario2 - Tier 1 I just don't agree with those notional percentages

I think the margin of difference between those three scenarios is much thinner than you're making out - more like 15%/10%/5% as I see it.

Beyond this season, that 15% decreases whilst that 10% increases.

Mileage is more important than age. Ian Wright anyone?

DiabyKungFu he will be 31 in two years. Not dead.

Watkins is a bit on the old side but he's one of the best available strikers. Currently he is better than Sesko and he's miles better than Tel. I'd rather he was 25 but this idea that we shouldn't sign a ready made striker because it'd stop us signing some fantasy people have who may not end up signing for us anyway needs to go away. It wouldn't make a difference to going for Tel either, for starters he's a winger and Watkins is a striker. £60-70m is not a figure that stops us doing business in the summer, especially after the break even of last year.

Watkins is a box striker though. I hope Arteta realises that because if asks him to play like Havertz it wont work. He is not someone I want to see dropping into midfield a lot. I really want Arteta to be after Watkins because he's recognised we need to let our striker focus on being a striker.

Claudius Kanes 31 now and still banging them in. Lewa is 36.

Watkins scored 19 league goals last season and had 18 assists. They are numbers our strikers can only dream of.

Claudius 60+m for a not great 29 year old PL striker seems crazy to me but perhaps this is just due to the market state. I also have my doubts how he would fit in stylistically.