Newcastle United legend, Alan Shearer, has prompt that Arsenal goal and Aston Villa participant Ollie Watkins is not a world-class quantity 9.
Arsenal have been linked with Watkins for near a 12 months, with Football Transfers lately claiming that Mikel Arteta’s facet have initiated talks with the forward’s agent.
Speaking on The Rest is Football podcast, Shearer mentioned Watkins is not an elite participant.
“I like him. He’s certainly very willing, always going to try and get in behind. But, I don’t think he’s a great finisher,” Shearer mentioned.
“I think sometimes his technique lets him down but he’s always going to get you in between 10 and 20 goals in a season, which, for a Premier League club, that is exactly what you need and what you want.”
“I don’t think he is elite but I think he’s certainly in that next level down.”
Watkins joined Aston Villa from Brentford in a possible £33 million deal in the summertime of 2020.
