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Nico Williams' startling performances astatine Euro 2024 have put him astatine nan centre of a tug of warfare betwixt Europe's elite clubs and, by proxy, respective of his Spain team-mates.
The Athletic Bilboa prima has been 1 of nan standout players successful Luis De La Fuente's outstanding team. The 21-year-old was linked pinch a move to Barcelona up of nan tournament.
And he has had nan likes of Lamine Yamal and Pedri imploring him to make nan move to Catalonia. However, nan Blaugrana contingent are not nan only ones moving difficult to enlistee nan winger.
Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella has thrown his chapeau successful nan ringing and attempted to convinced nan youngster to subordinate nan caller task astatine Stamford Bridge.
'He would beryllium a awesome signing (for Barcelona), but it each depends connected what he wants.' nan 25-year-old told Sport.
Nico Williams has been successful devastating shape for Spain truthful acold successful this twelvemonth European Championship
His chap young prima Lamine Yamal (left) has made concealed of his attempts to person Williams to subordinate him successful Barcelona
Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella has revealed that he is besides trying his champion to enlistee nan Athletic Bilboa prima for nan Blues
'I’ve been telling him to motion for Chelsea…. In nan extremity everything depends connected him, he is very young, pinch a batch of experience. I deliberation he will beryllium a awesome player.'
Barcelona look to beryllium starring nan title to motion Williams, who had 19 extremity involvements successful 31 games past season.
The club are reportedly consenting to put 2 elder players connected nan chopping artifact to money a lucrative swoop for nan star.
Williams is understood to person a merchandise clause of astir £43million and Barca will request to waste up owed to their financial issues.
Spanish outlet Sport reports that Barcelona could waste defender Ronald Araujo, winger Raphinha, aliases some of them to raise nan costs required.
Araujo's statement expires successful 2026 and he has a ridiculous merchandise clause of almost £850m, which Barca would not request from a imaginable suitor.
Sport reports that Hansi Flick's broadside would thing much realistic, alongside nan lines of £63.5m.
Barcelona judge that Araujo, 25, could already person talked astir a move pinch Manchester United.
Spain are preparing to look Germany successful a mouthwatering quarter-final conflict connected Friday evening
Meanwhile, erstwhile Leeds prima Raphinha, 27, has been astatine Barca for 2 seasons and has reached double figures for goals successful some of them.
However, Williams' comparative younker is simply a immense pulling facet arsenic Barcelona tin envision a early of him and Yamal tormenting defences for years to come.
Arsenal, Liverpool, and Chelsea are besides willing successful him, arsenic per talkSPORT.
Spain are preparing to look Germany successful a mouthwatering quarter-final conflict connected Friday evening.
