Nico Williams has rejected offers from three clubs willing to pay the release clause – Barcelona not among them
Wing of the Athletic Club Nico Williams delighted the fans to decide to stay in the club for this season, with many waiting for him to move. The 22-year-old has a release clause of 58 million euros, which was considered cheap after his presentation at Euro 2024.
The side most linked to Williams was Barcelona, but Williams seemed to leave the Blaugrana in reading, not responding to their offer according to reports in Catalonia. However Marco they say that he responded to three clubs that were not the Catalans. His information is that Williams rejected three teams that were willing to pay his release clause, since he wanted to stay in Bilbao, although these sides are not called.
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One of the sides most strongly linked with Williams was Paris Saint-Germain, with manager Luis Enrique very familiar with him from his time in Spain. Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea were all linked with Williams during the summer, while he turned down Aston Villa last year. He ruffled a few feathers by referring to his decision to stay as “for one more year”. The European champion is contracted until 2027, but Athletic will try to extend and improve his agreement.
