{"id":149704,"date":"2024-02-09T18:05:14","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T18:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/09\/arsenal-looking-to-nic-williams-from-bilbao\/"},"modified":"2024-02-09T18:05:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T18:05:14","slug":"arsenal-looking-to-nic-williams-from-bilbao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/09\/arsenal-looking-to-nic-williams-from-bilbao\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal looking to Nic Williams from Bilbao \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Arsenal<\/strong>\u00a0are keeping tabs on Athletic Bilbao winger\u00a0<strong>Nico Williams<\/strong>\u00a0ahead of the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>Gunners boss Mikel Arteta is eager to strengthen his attacking department for next season, with the North London outfit heavily reliant on the fitness of both Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0The Mirror, Williams is firmly on Arsenal\u2019s radar after showcasing his talent in a Bilbao shirt this term.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old, who already boasts 11 Spain caps, has scored three goals and registered six assists in LaLiga action, while also tallying five goal contributions in Los Leones\u2019 run to the Copa del Rey semis.<\/p>\n<p>Williams signed a new contract with Bilbao until 2027 in December, meaning he will not come cheap if Arsenal are serious about their pursuit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Real Madrid<\/strong>,<strong>\u00a0Liverpool<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Aston Villa<\/strong>\u00a0have been linked with a move for the young flyer too.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal\u2019s desire to sign a new winger is reportedly one part of a planned summer shake-up which could see big-name departures in the form of\u00a0<strong>Thomas Partey<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Emile Smith Rowe<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Eddie Nketiah<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Brentford marksman\u00a0<strong>Ivan Toney\u00a0<\/strong>and Real Sociedad lynchpin\u00a0<strong>Martin Zubimendi\u00a0<\/strong>are being touted as other potential replacements.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: The Nations League draw in full<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In other news<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/5ab7ce85-0ae9-4732-a8a2-eeab3fd274f0.jpg\" alt=\"Mohamed Salah has scored 14 Premier League goals for Liverpool so far this season\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mohamed Salah has scored 14 Premier League goals for Liverpool so far this season<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to\u00a0ESPN, Saudi Pro League champions\u00a0<strong>Al-Ittihad<\/strong>\u00a0will launch another attempt to sign Liverpool forward\u00a0<strong>Mohamed Salah<\/strong>\u00a0in the summer after last year\u2019s failed pursuit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Manchester United<\/strong>\u00a0are monitoring\u00a0<strong>Toney<\/strong>\u2018s situation at Brentford but value the striker at \u00a370million and will not be drawn into a bidding war, report\u00a0The Daily Star.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Real Madrid\u00a0<\/strong>are tracking Bayern Munich left-back\u00a0<strong>Alphonso Davies<\/strong>, claim\u00a0HITC, but may face competition from\u00a0<strong>Manchester City<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Liverpool<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"707\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-649.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-821345\"  \/><\/figure>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal\u00a0are keeping tabs on Athletic Bilbao winger\u00a0Nico Williams\u00a0ahead of the summer transfer window. Gunners boss Mikel Arteta is eager to strengthen his attacking department for next season, with the North London outfit heavily reliant on the fitness of both Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli. According to\u00a0The Mirror, Williams is firmly on Arsenal\u2019s radar after showcasing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":149705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-149704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Arsenal looking to Nic Williams from Bilbao \u2013 - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/09\/arsenal-looking-to-nic-williams-from-bilbao\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Arsenal looking to Nic Williams from Bilbao \u2013 - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Arsenal\u00a0are keeping tabs on Athletic Bilbao winger\u00a0Nico Williams\u00a0ahead of the summer transfer window. 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