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Topics: Premier League, Football, Spain, Athletic Bilbao, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Euro 2024
Marcus Chan
Topics: Premier League, Football, Spain, Athletic Bilbao, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Euro 2024
Four clubs, including three from the Premier League, are reportedly eyeing up a move for Spain star Nico Williams.
Athletic Bilbao winger, Williams, was Spain boss Luis de la Fuente’s first choice on the left side of attack during Euro 2024.
The 21-year-old produced a string of impressive performances as Spain went all the way and clinched glory by beating England 2-1 in the final on Sunday night.
Williams was named player of the match during the final after scoring the opener in the 47th minute.
With Euro 2024 now over, Williams’ future will likely dominate headlines for the foreseeable future.
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As reported by talkSPORT, four clubs are keen on adding Williams to their squad.
It is believed that Spanish La Liga giants Barcelona are joined by Premier League trio, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea in the race to sign the Bilbao winger.
According to the report, Barcelona are currently the favourites to land the 21-year-old’s signature as they want to re-form his international partnership with Lamine Yamal.
The report stated: “LaLiga president Javier Tebas confirmed that he has a release clause in his contract and that Barcelona could sign him.”
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Tebas said: “You have to think that with Barcelona's effort to reduce their wage bill by more than 200 million and other measures that have already taken place within the club and that have nothing to do with the levers, they can perfectly bring in a player like Nico Williams.
“Barca will be able to reach those amounts, perfectly acceptable if they are within the 1:1 norm. It is a club that is close to one billion in turnover, it can be in that line.”
Recently, Bilbao released a statement regarding Williams, it read: “Nico, a footballer very committed to Athletic Club, has been subjected to a bombardment of questions about his future in an excessive and uncontrolled manner, when he is concentrated to compete in the Euro Cup by the Spanish Football Federation, which has not known how to protect him.
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“Athletic aspires to the maximum, without limits. We are showing that we have an attractive and winning project for our players and coach. The proof is that we have recently renewed two of our internationals, Simón (2029) and Vivian (2031).
“Athletic Club is economically, socially and sportingly capable of keeping footballers of the calibre of those named in its structure, including Nico Williams.”