*CHELSEA*’s pursuit of Athletic Club winger Nico Williams has taken a hit today as Athletic Bilbao have reportedly opened contract negotiations to extend his stay at the Estadio San Mames.
Nico Williams is one of the most talked about wingers in the game right now and is a player that have been linked with some of the games biggest clubs because of that £48 million release clause.
CHELSEA have been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge for the past few weeks as it has been claimed on numerous occasions that Enzo Maresca is a massive fan of the Spanish star and is ready to pay big money to get a deal done.
Interest from CHELSEA over a deal for Williams has dyed down towards the end of the last transfer window as Williams’ apparent preference to stay in Spain, but according to rumours – the Blues, along with Arsenal and Barcelona, are willing to meet his £48million release clause,
However – the Fichajes. net website have claimed that he is now in talks to agree a new contract and stay at his current club. The new deal on offer will reportedly increase that release clause and raise the player’s salary to around £8.4m per season.
Williams, 22, hit 17 goals and assists in all competitions this season as Athletic Club finished fourth in La Liga and reached the Europa League semi-finals.
He made six appearances for Spain as La Roja lifted the European Championships last summer, scoring twice.
IcFootballnews View…
Nico Williams is a brilliant attacker that would be a brilliant addition to that Blues side and to be honest – we believe that CHELSEA would be getting a game-changing player if they manage to secure a deal for the man.
The news that he is closing in on a deal to stay put will put alot of clubs off as his asking price will go up, it is a shame to see that we may never see him in the Premier League, but he is happy, he will get a bigger wage, why leave?
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