Gunners linked with Spanish winger again

Arsenal are once again being linked with a move for Spanish winger Nico Williams, one of the stars of the team that won the Euros last summer.

The Gunners were in the hunt for Williams during the last transfer window, and competed for his services alongside Barcelona, although in the end he stayed with Athletic Bilbao.

But now, following Bukayo Saka’s hamstring injury, which could mean the England star is out until March, they could turn to Williams again, and are ready to trigger his release clause of ₤48 million.

Barcelona’s well documented financial problems means that they are not in a position to do any sort of deal for him this time.

The North London side have also been monitoring Rafael Leão of AC Milan, but regard Williams as a more cost effective solution than the Portuguese international. There are suggestions that it would cost at least ₤65 million to bring him to the Emirates.

Andy is an exiled English football fan living in Cyprus. He loves all sports but football is his abiding passion, and he still has dreams every now and then about scoring the winning goal in a Wembley Cup Final, even though his playing days are long gone. He follows most major leagues, across Europe at least, and has a favoured team in each. When he’s not watching, listening, reading or downloading podcasts about football, he spend his time worrying about his beloved Arsenal.