He’s caused us loads of issues when we have played them. Probably driving the interest
el Janny Tranny
We are a weird club. Why the hell didn't we just pay up years ago?! 60m went way further back then, and we did nothing.
£60m for Watkins means we are unlikely to get a better striker in the summer. This is a no for me. I'd rather we go for Tel who isn't as good as Watkins currently but has the potential to be an elite forward which Watkins will never be
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Strange one & I don't see it happening. Unai always wants 2 quality strikers in his team. Duran is leaving and they got Malen. No way they let Watking go in january, make that end of january, why would they ? He gets them double digits goals and assists every season, huge player for them
He is a big Arsenal fan by the way
No Thanks.. Especially for 60m. Option this window are dogshit, just wait until the summer..
Tactics the club may think (like me) that the window to win a title is limited.
Will Tel be better than Watkins next year? Doubtful.
Utd signed a 29 year old RVP as we all know and won the title.
We signed a 28 year old Auba who nearly won us Europa League and led us to FA cup glory within 18 months/2 years.
Maybe Artera’s knows he won’t have a 5 year window after this and it’s now the time to strike.
Would Watkins be cup tied for UCL with us if Villa fails to advance to the knockouts?
Tactics was just about to say the same thing.
Decent striker but this signing prevents us from getting a truly top tier talent to fill that position. Nah.
I'm fine with Watkins, it's not willy shaking but I'd feel a little something in my pants.
He's a clear upgrade on Jesus, and as good as the strikers I've wondered about (Mbuemo) or not wanted (Vlahovic). He is also a clear tier (or two!) above Sesko, who may never pan out and become the player that Watkins is.
Also strikes me as a player that could do a job on our wings when needed. Arteta likes his flexibility so that may be appealing to him.
Sicario2 - Tier 1 Utd signed a 29 year old RVP as we all know and won the title.
Watkins is nowhere near the level RVP was then (arguably the best CF in the world). Even by today's standards, £60m would not be good value.
Sicario2 - Tier 1 I think this is the right logic but it definitely makes me nervous. Would signing Watkins now for 70m preclude us from going for a Sesko in the summer too? One would think so but maybe Watkins would be more amenable to sharing time with a younger forward. And would it stop us from going big for another attacker this summer like Barcola? I’d imagine the powers that be have taken this into account and given our headroom with PSR feel like we can take a calculated risk to capitalize on a title opportunity this year but I just hope we don’t sacrifice long term potential along with it.
Such a random move they'll never sell him to us. He is a proper Gooner as well 
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samthegooner -- sounds like he could play
Clubs are "allowed to register a maximum of three new eligible players during the winter. Since 2018/19, it no longer matters whether those players have already played in the competition for another club, even for another club still in the competition.
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samthegooner -- there's no way we can carry or pay Havertz, Watkins, and Sesko, and especially so if Jesus remains on the books.
If we're signing Watkins it means Sesko isn't signing - for whatever reason (cost, not interested, Arteta not sold, etc.)
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No transfer window can go by without us buying a keeper
A few weeks back - after our draw vs Fulham - I mentioned wanting a livewire for a January signing, and I still stand by it. In my opinion Watkins is capable of accomplishing this.
We are in desperate need of an Arshavin-eque signing in January. Someone who can come in without being shackled by (Arteta's) instructions and create on their own. I don't want a young player who will provide too many concessions to our approach, I want a livewire like Sanchez.
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)
