Arsenal has put their
The Gunners recently had conversations with the Agent of Sporting Lisbon Hitman Gyokeres during a summer movement to the Emirates earlier this week.
A threatening offer on the Wilaway striker was expected to be submitted in the coming days.
But according to reports, the North Londoners have temporarily lifted their interest in the Super Swede to re-examine a move to Watkins from Aston Villa.
Portuguese newspaper record claims that the Gunners have taken a step for Gyokees on Ice because Sporting will not lower their asking price.
That is despite the fact that Gyokeres reportedly started Manchester United in a move to the Emirates.
Arsenal is said to have had a first bid of £ 55 million for Gyokeres rejected by Sporting, who is said to want the release clause of £ 85 million of the former Coventry City to be paid.
It is claimed that last season's semi-finalists have returned the Champions League semi-finalists with an improved range of £ 60 million, but that bid had also returned.
The Arsenal buyer is said to have been frustrated by the Saga.
So much so that she is said to explore the cheaper option to sign Watkins from Villa or Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig.
The Gunners made a final attempt to sign Watkins in January to illuminate their striker misery.
But the bid was rejected because it was not possible to Villas £ 80 million appreciation by the English international, who was the only striker of the club after the move from Jhon Duran to Saudi -Arabia.
Villa will probably demand a similar fee for the 29-year-old striker.
Signing productive Leipzig Hitman Sesko could become a cheaper option, as long as they do not come in a bidding war with the German giant Bayern Munich, who also want to sign the Slovenian.
But a bidding war could be very well on the cards, because Sesko is on the radar of Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal.