Barcelona transfer news: Nico Williams hijack fear emerges as Athletic Bilbao attacker ‘receives £10.3m offer’

Bayern Munich are reportedly refusing to throw within the towel within the Nico Williams race and have made a last-ditch provide to attempt to lure the Athletic Bilbao attacker away from Barcelona.

For the previous few days, the Spain worldwide has appeared destined to signal for Hansi Flick’s La Liga champions, having set his sights on a link-up with worldwide teammate and shut good friend Lamine Yamal.

Arsenal and Bayern appeared to be Barca’s closest challengers within the Williams race, and the latter had already been turned down by Liverpool’s new file signing Florian Wirtz earlier this summer time.

The Bundesliga champions are pursuing a brand new extensive participant following Leroy Sane’s choice to depart on the finish of his contract; the Germany worldwide will be part of Galatasaray when Bayern’s Membership World Cup marketing campaign is over.

Nonetheless, whereas Barcelona are but to formally get a deal for Williams over the road, journalist Florian Plettenberg claims that Bayern are nonetheless holding out hope of hijacking the Blaugrana’s summer time swoop.

Bayern ‘submit new provide’ for Williams as Barca hijack tried

The Bavarians have supposedly come ahead with a brand new contract provide to Williams, who might pocket €12m (£10.3m) per season on the Allianz Enviornment if he selected to snub a change to Barcelona.

Plettenberg provides that Bayern are protecting their fingers crossed for a collapse on Barcelona’s aspect, hoping {that a} deal to take the winger to Catalonia will fall by way of on account of registration or monetary issues.

Nonetheless, the Athletic attacker is supposedly not holding any talks with the Bundesliga champions, as he’s merely ready for Barcelona and his present membership to shake arms on a switch package deal earlier than his transfer turns into official.

Blaugrana sporting director Deco lately advised that the Spanish champions are working to conclude a deal for Williams, who struck 11 objectives and 7 assists in 45 video games for Athletic within the 2024-25 season.

The 22-year-old has amassed a complete of 31 strikes and 30 helpers in 167 matches for the Basque aspect, who’ve him underneath contract till 2027, however these phrases are understood to incorporate a £49m launch clause.

Bayern ‘change focus’ to Arsenal attacker amid Williams uncertainty

Bayern making a ultimate profitable proposal to Williams is probably out of hope fairly than expectation, and the German titans are already thought to have set their sights on an alternate goal.

Certainly, a separate report has claimed that Vincent Kompany is eyeing a transfer for Arsenal’s Gabriel Martinelli, and ‘discussions’ have been held behind the scenes over a deal to deliver him to Bavaria.

Like Williams, Martinelli can be about to enter the final two years of his settlement on the Emirates Stadium, the place he’ll face elevated competitors for minutes subsequent season if Arsenal’s pursuit of a brand new left-winger is a hit.

Nonetheless, talks are thought to have opened between the Gunners and Martinelli’s camp earlier this yr, and there may be at present nothing to recommend that he’s sad along with his state of affairs within the English capital.

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