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Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella has confessed he has been trying to convince Athletic Club winger Nico Williams to move to Stamford Bridge this summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n
The duo are both enjoying excellent campaigns with Spain at Euro 2024, after which Williams is expected to receive significant\u00a0transfer\u00a0interest from clubs across Europe.<\/p>\n
Barcelona are known admirers of Williams but, while Cucurella admitted the winger would be a good signing at Camp Nou, he urged the flying winger to make the move to Chelsea instead.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is a great player, he is bringing out all his potential, it is a source of pride that he is on our team, that he is our teammate and with players like him everything is easier,\u201d Cucurella told\u00a0SPORT<\/em>.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe would be a great signing for Barcelona, but it all depends on your opinion. I\u2019m pushing him to sign for Chelsea. In the end it all depends on him. He\u2019s very young, with a lot of experience, and I think he\u2019ll be a great player.\u201d<\/p>\n
AS<\/em>\u00a0recently reported that Chelsea are prepared to trigger Williams\u2019 \u20ac58m (\u00a349m) release clause, although\u00a090min<\/em>\u00a0understands\u00a0the Blues are among the sides to have concerns over the winger\u2019s high wage demands.<\/p>\n\n<\/figure>\n
Williams is impressing at Euro 2024 \/ Alex Grimm\/GettyImages<\/p>\n
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Chelsea\u00a0and\u00a0Barcelona\u00a0have already butted heads this summer. 18-year-old striker Marc Guiu opted to snub the chance to sign a contract extension at the Catalan giants and instead took his talents to Stamford Bridge in a deal worth a bargain \u20ac6m (\u00a35m), with Barcelona powerless to stop him due to the release clause in his contract.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe spoke and I told him that if he needed anything, he should let me know,\u201d Cucurella said of Guiu. \u201cI\u2019m happy because he\u2019s a great player, very young, with a very promising future and we\u2019re going to take care of him so that he can play his best football.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked whether he was surprised to see a youngster lacking the patience needed to make the breakthrough at Barcelona, Cucurella insisted the situation is not as simple as that.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s complicated,\u201d he explained. \u201cAll footballers want to play. Some have held out, been patient and have not had the opportunity.<\/p>\n
\u201cFootball is difficult, nobody guarantees you anything, you have to take advantage of your opportunities and think about your future.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella has confessed he has been trying to convince Athletic Club winger Nico Williams to move to Stamford Bridge this summer. The duo are both enjoying excellent campaigns with Spain at Euro 2024, after which Williams is expected to receive significant\u00a0transfer\u00a0interest from clubs across Europe. Barcelona are known admirers of Williams but, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":196575,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-196574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"\n
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