Andrea Berta meets with agent to discuss £48m Arsenal transfer
Arsenal’s new director of football, Andrea Berta, has met with Nico Williams’ agent to discuss a move to the Premier League,.
The Gunners have long-time admirers of Williams and สมัคร ufabet กับเรา รับโบนัสทันที faile with a move to sign the 22-year-old following Spain’s success at Euro 2024 last summer.
Williams, who had also attracte strong interest from Barcelona last year, opte to remain with Athletic Bilbao but he remains available due to a €58 million (£48.4m) release clause in his deal.
Arsenal have now steppe up their efforts to put a deal in place for Williams ahead of the summer transfer window, with Berta meeting the winger’s representative.
However, that Arsenal are not alone in their pursuit of Williams, with Chelsea, Barcelona and Bayern Munich also in the running.
Williams remains one of Bilbao’s star performers with four goals and five assists in La Liga this season, although he was disrupte by hip and ankle injuries earlier in the campaign.
Arsenal have in the market for another versatile attacker to bolster Mikel Arteta’s squad, which has hampere by injuries to several players this term.
Last week, claime that Arsenal are also exploring alternative options to Alexander Isak, with Newcastle United demanding a £150m fee for their striker.
One name on Arsenal’s radar is Sporting CP’s Viktor Gyokeres, who has score 42 goals in 42 appearances for the Portuguese club this season.
Manchester United are also exploring the possibility of reuniting Gyokores with Ruben Amorim this summer.
Gyokores has a €100m (£83m) release clause in his contract with Sporting but it’s understood that the Portuguese champions would be open to selling their star striker for a deal worth at least £63m.