Williams, Barcelona and Bayern Munich
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Barcelona have a long list of attacking targets to choose from but appear to have pushed Nico Williams back to the top of their priority list.
The Blues are no longer pursuing Athletic Club star Nico Williams and are instead ready to go all out for a 20-year-old wide man, as per reports.
Arsenal, Barcelona, Chelsea and Bayern Munich are all interested in Nico Williams and it is the LaLiga giants who are currently leading the race for the Spain superstar
Liverpool have reportedly joined the race to sign in-demand forwards Rafael Leao and Bradley Barcola this summer. A big-spending summer does not seem set to stop at Florian Wirtz and Milos Kerkez as Arne Slot targets back-to-back Premier League titles.
Joan Laporta is once again excited about the potential signing of Nico Williams (22). The FC Barcelona president, who had previously closed the door on the
Mundo Deportivo report that Barcelona are also in the running to sign Williams and the player’s agent, Felix Tainta, met with Barca’s sporting director, Deco, on Friday. The report claims that the message during the meeting was clear that Williams would be ‘eager’ to join Barca this summer.
Rumours emerged this week suggesting that Williams prefers a move to Barcelona, and Bailey has verified these reports, revealing that this was always going to be Arsenal’s issue regarding convincing him to move to North London.