Arsenal have made a proposal to both Athletic Bilbao and Nico Williams as they look to sign the Spain winger ahead of Chelsea, according to reports.
The Gunners are looking to sign a new winger in the summer transfer market to help provide alternative options for Mikel Arteta during matches next season.
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But reports in Spain insist that it is Williams who is attracting the most attention from with the Gunners putting money on the table, both for the club and for the player .
Arsenal and Chelsea are going all out for the winger this summer, while Barcelona are apparently having a hard time signing the Spain international.
While both Arsenal and Chelsea are bidding for Williams, it is the Blues who are willing to pay his €58m release clause in his contract at Athletic Bilbao.
Chelsea are offering the player a contract of 15 million euros, three times more than what he earns at Athletic and time is running out for Barcelona because the pressure from English clubs is increasing.
Williams, who has been in great form for Spain at Euro 2024, will have his future will be resolved before the end of July with reports yesterday also linking Liverpool to the winger.
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and that they are ready to knock out Barcelona in the race to sign Williams.
Charles Watts, who has been covering Arsenal for years, insists the Gunners won’t do anything stupid to sign Williams over the summer as they look to protect their wage structure.
: If Nico Williams wasn’t already in the shop window ahead of Euro 2024, then he certainly is now.
The Athletic Club winger has been electric for Spain and understandably he now has a lot of people talking about him as a potential transfer target this summer.
Arsenal are admirers of the 21-year-old, but so are plenty of other of the top clubs across Europe and that interest is only going to increase as the tournament goes on.
On paper, the release clause of around £50million for Williams looks a very appealing one, but as far as I’m aware it’s not as simple as that.
You have to remember that release clauses in Spain have to be paid in full and that makes deals very expensive as clubs can’t spread the transfer fee out over the length of the contract like they usually do.
But in Williams’ case, the wages are also understood to be a pretty significant issue. Athletic Club are big payers. They have to be to ensure they keep their team together given the unique way the club operates.
So Williams is on good money and the word is that interested clubs have been surprised by the wages he would want to move this summer.
