{"id":200601,"date":"2024-07-17T12:49:40","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T12:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/17\/barcelona-worried-about-arsenal-chelsea-in-nico-williams-race\/"},"modified":"2024-07-17T12:49:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T12:49:40","slug":"barcelona-worried-about-arsenal-chelsea-in-nico-williams-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/17\/barcelona-worried-about-arsenal-chelsea-in-nico-williams-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona \u2018worried\u2019 about Arsenal &#038; Chelsea in Nico Williams race \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Barcelona are hoping to secure the signature of Spanish star Nico Williams this summer but are reported to be worried about having to fend off interest from both Arsenal and Chelsea.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Euro 2024 winner Williams has become one of the hottest topics of the summer transfer window after impressing on the international stage in Germany. The 22-year-old fired his nation ahead just minutes after the second half resumed in Sunday\u2019s final, helping to guide Spain to European success.<\/p>\n<p>Barca remain keen on prying the winger away from Athletic Club, but may have to fight other top European sides for his signature. Reports from\u00a0<em>Fabrizio Romano<\/em>\u00a0reveal that the Spanish giants have worries over Arsenal and Chelsea, who could also offer Williams a deal this summer.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cBarca want to go for Nico Williams. Barca want to be fast because they know that the English top clubs, Chelsea,\u00a0Arsenal, are keeping close eye to the situation of Nico.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey don\u2019t want to pay that big money of release clause, the commission, salary, so Barca want to win this race on the timing. They want to be faster and Barca are prepared starting from next week to advance and push on this deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/01j2xq4w5m6xf1h4bh3d.jpg\" alt=\"Nico Williams, Lamine Yamal\" title=\"Nico Williams, Lamine Yamal\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Barca will hope to reunite Williams and Yamal \/ Stefan Matzke \u2013 sampics\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>Barcelona are reluctant to trigger Williams\u2019 release clause, believed to be around \u00a350m, but could look to strike a deal over a payment plan which would allow them to spread the fee over several years.<\/p>\n<p>Such a fee is unlikely to be a problem for either Arsenal or Chelsea, although\u00a0<em>90min<\/em>\u00a0understands\u00a0the Blues\u2019 primary concern about a move for Williams concerns his wage demands.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea\u00a0are keen to avoid handing out huge salaries and believe signing Williams would go against their current wage structure unless he lowers his demands.<\/p>\n<p>Williams may prefer a move to\u00a0Barca\u00a0to remain in Spain and formulate a partnership with wonderkid Lamine Yamal. The Catalans will hope to recreate Williams\u2019 and Yamal\u2019s partnership for their national team if they are able to tempt him with a move to Barca, forming a vital duo as they attempt to knock Real Madrid off La Liga\u2019s top spot.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona are hoping to secure the signature of Spanish star Nico Williams this summer but are reported to be worried about having to fend off interest from both Arsenal and Chelsea. Euro 2024 winner Williams has become one of the hottest topics of the summer transfer window after impressing on the international stage in Germany. 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