Former Arsenal defender, Mikael Silvestre has urged the Gunners to sign Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins over Brentford’s Ivan Toney in the upcoming January transfer window.
Silvestre believes Ollie would be better suited for Arsenal than Toney, adding that Mikel Arteta’s side still have the likes of Eddie Nketiah and Gabriel Jesus in their attack.
Speaking to GGrecon, Silvestre said: “Right now you have Eddie Nketiah at the club alongside Gabriel Jesus, but signing a third striker could present them with a luxury that could be useful at this level, especially when you consider the amount of games that Arsenal could potentially play this season.
“The team always needs healthy competition and it needs quality, so if Arsenal were to sign another striker in the near future, then it would be Watkins over Toney if the decision was up to me.”
Toney has been linked with a move to Arsenal in January.
He is currently suspended for betting breaches and will be back in action next year.
