***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.
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 the club 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 – we are still 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.
IcChelseanews View…
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, and we are not shocked that he is signing a new deal.
He could have been a brilliant signing though that is for sure.
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