Athletic Club talent, Nico Williams, is one of the brightest young talents in La Liga, and the 21-year-old has only recently signed a new deal with Los Leones.
That was reportedly solely obtained to guarantee Athletic the best financial result in the event that Williams leaves in January or the summer of next year.
Clubs would have been able to negotiate with the player as early as January 1 and pay Athletic a meager fee in exchange for hiring him early in the new year, or they could have signed him for free in the summer, before to the announcement of the new contract.
Even though there is currently no indication that the player wishes to leave Bilbao, his club is protected in any case.
His new release clause, according to Mundo Deportivo, has been set at a realistic €50 million/£43 million, which would exclude Barcelona, who are still having financial difficulties.
If Williams had been a free agent in June, things would have been very different, but the club is more interested in signing Joao Felix and other players, therefore the Williams deal is doomed to fail.
Aston Villa might become interested in the player once more in light of the possibility that he could still be available for a price that most teams could afford.
According to Birmingham Live, the Midlands-based team has been linked to Nico Williams for some time. With Unai Emery’s team always playing attacking, front-foot football, Nico Williams’ speed and strength will be right at home.
