Arsenal face fresh rival competition in Nico Williams pursuit

• Arsenal keen to sign Williams after over 12 months of interest
• Athletic Club winger a long-time target for both Barcelona & Chelsea
• Report names Bayern Munich as potential suitors

Arsenal remain keen to sign Athletic Club winger Nico Williams but will have to fend off competition for the Spaniard’s signature from Bayern Munich.

Williams’ future was a hot topic last summer when his heroics at Euro 2024 seem destine to be follow by a blockbuster transfer. His release clause, rumoured to be anywhere between £50m and £60m, saw a whole host of clubs line up for his signature.

Arsenal, Chelsea and Barcelona. All chased a transfer before Williams publicly confirmed his desire to remain with Athletic, although he did not renew his contract and will enter the final two years of his deal this summer.

Williams and are in talks with the winger’s representatives. But Bayern have now join fight to get deal done.

Bayern keen to reinvigorate out wide this summer. Leroy Sane’s contract is expiring. Arsenal also interest in the German. While Serge Gnabry and Kingsley Coman both expecte made available for transfer.

The current value of Williams’ release clause is unclear, with this latest report estimating anywhere between €60m-€80m (£50.5m-£67.3m).

Whatever the exact figure, the buy-out สมัคร ufabet กับเรา รับโบนัสทันที clause is still widely accepted to represent excellent value for money and the line of suitors is only expected to grow between now and the summer transfer window, although many clubs may be reluctant to enter into a long-running saga considering his reluctance to leave last summer.