Chelsea have been in the market for wingers in this summer transfers, they have been linked to Nico Williams as the top target.
The youngster played for Athletic Bilbao in the last season and was very good while playing for Spain during the Euro 2024 qualification phase.
They include performances that seemed to generate much interest from the public.
Other clubs that are reportedly interested in the player include Arsenal, Liverpool, and Barcelona.
To remain with the Spanish club seems most probable, especially because he has signed a new contract with the club recently that has a £49 million release clause.
Compared with the past, connection to Barcelona has been improved in recent years.
Barcelona has the financial muscle, to get the signatures of Williams.
Today, La Liga president Javier Tebas was quoted saying, “If Barcelona go to the 1:1 norm, they can sign Williams.”
Essentially, Barcelona have managed to shed more than £168 million off their wage bill to be able to fund the arrival of a player like Williams amongst other internal adjustments.
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca also, wants to sign Williams as mentioned by transfer informative expert, Fabrizio Romano.
But, negotiating personal terms could be an issue. The Blues would require William to slash his wage demands drastically to meet the requirements of the deal.
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Well, Chelsea has supposedly lost Michael Olise and the team is now looking for an alternative player.
For PSG, some of the potential targets include PSV’s Johan Bakayoko.
When Graham Potter joined Chelsea in the summer, Kaoru Mitoma was mentioned as a potential target to rejoin his former mentor.
As for Mitoma, he continued training at Brighton while Marc Cucurella, Robert Sanchez, and Moises Caicedo transferred to Chelsea.
These transfers have seen Chelsea take £225m to Brighton over the recent past, hence making it hard for other deals between the two sides.
The 2023/24 was not too great for Mitoma, as the player spent the last three months of the season on the bench due to injury.
Even though the chances of Chelsea making their interest concrete is remote, Brighton has already undergone some dynamic changes.
The managerial position of head coach in the team was taken over by a man named Fabian Hurzeler after Roberto De Zerbi was relieved of his duty.
However, Mitoma could still volantary out for another club, which would make Chelsea a potential target again whereas Maresca will still be on the lookout for new reinforcements.
