{"id":643341,"date":"2024-07-16T09:28:14","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T13:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=643341"},"modified":"2024-07-16T09:28:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T13:28:14","slug":"chelsea-nico-williams-transfer-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/07\/16\/chelsea-nico-williams-transfer-position\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea &#8216;Well Placed&#8217; in Transfer Race to Sign &#8216;Amazing&#8217; Euro 2024 Breakout Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea have been racing to strengthen their squad ahead of the start of the 2024\/25 Premier League season and have already made multiple summer signings. But it seems that they are also ready to pounce on the potential signing of Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams.<\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea Ready to Push for Nico Williams Signing<\/h2>\n<h3>How Much Would Chelsea Need to Pay for Williams?<\/h3>\n<p><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5638415\/2024\/07\/16\/manchester-united-transfer-latest-real-madrid-arsenal\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Athletic&#8217;s Adam Leventhal<\/a> has reported that the Blues would love to sign the young winger after seeing him play such an important role in helping Spain win the Euro 2024 title and scoring in the win over England in the final. It&#8217;s added that Chelsea have done their groundwork on Williams and were impressed with his performances for the Spanish side last season.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/07\/04\/chelsea-carney-chukwuemeka-release-clause-revaeled\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Set Price Tag for \u2018Unbelievable\u2019 Player<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leventhal writes that the 22-year-old is high on Chelsea&#8217;s list of potential summer targets as the club looks to bolster the left-wing position. The London heavyweights believe that they are &#8220;well placed&#8217; in the transfer saga involving Williams. But <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/07\/16\/grading-every-chelsea-player-at-the-euros-and-copa\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea<\/a> are also aware that Barcelona are eager to sign the winger, who is said to favour staying in La Liga. Williams is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/sport\/football\/arsenal-fc-nico-williams-release-clause-b1170312.html#:~:text=The%20winger%20reportedly%20has%20a,Petit%20told%20bet365&#039;s%20Euro%202024.\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> to have a \u00a350 million release clause in his deal, which can be triggered by any club to sign him as long as they have an agreement with the Spain star.<\/p>\n<h3>Who Else are Chelsea Interested in?<\/h3>\n<p>Chelsea are yet to sign any out-and-out striker in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/transfers\/\" target=\"_self\">summer transfer window<\/a> but have been linked with quite a few options. They are <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.playback.tv\/replay\/CUwwWagv\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reportedly<\/a> interested in signing Atletico Madrid&#8217;s young forward Samu Omorodion to bolster their frontline, but <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/03\/26\/chelsea-victor-osimhen-signing-demands\/\" target=\"_self\">their links<\/a> to Napoli forward Victor Osimhen have failed to transpire into anything concrete. At this point, Chelsea appear to be still assessing their options before moving forward with the transfer plans.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/07\/12\/kepa-leaving-chelsea-fabrizio-romano\/\" target=\"_self\">\u2018Will Leave Chelsea this Summer\u2019: Fabrizio Romano Reveals \u00a3170K P\/W Player Will Depart Stamford Bridge<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Blues have already made several signings this summer. This includes bringing in Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall from Leicester City, as well as improving their future core with the Brazilian young sensation Estevao Willian and Barcelona forward Marc Guiu. But Chelsea realize that an exciting winger like Williams, who was hailed for <a  href=\"https:\/\/footballghana.com\/michael-essien-heaps-praise-on-euro-2024-star-nico-williams\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">his &#8220;amazing&#8221; job<\/a> in Spain&#8217;s Euro 2024 win, can help them form a devastating frontline that teams will fear. The 22-year-old winger scored two goals in Euro 2024 for Spain and had a brilliant 2023\/24 season with Bilbao, scoring eight goals and providing 19 assists across all competitions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea have been racing to strengthen their squad ahead of the start of the 2024\/25 Premier League season and have already made multiple summer signings. But it seems that they are also ready to pounce on the potential signing of Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams. 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