Danger for Barça? A Premier giant joins the bid for Nico Williams

The future of Nico Williams remains a mystery facing the 2025 summer market. The 22-year-old player has a contract until 2027 with Athletic Club and, beyond the multiple rumors about his possible arrival at FC Barcelona or another 'big' Europe, the winger stays out of the media noise to try to recover his best version with the team led by Ernesto Valverde.

The latest information points to Manchester United's possible interest in the Athletic star. In England they assume that the Red Devils could go all out for the Basque in 2025, with an offer that would leave Barça quite relegated in the bid for the winger. Last summer there was also speculation about interest from Paris Saint-Germain, but the youngest of the Williams only had a Barça proposal in mind that took too long to arrive.

Nico Williams, closer to leaving Athletic in 2025

For Nico, 2024, without a doubt, has been the best year of his young career, after winning the Copa del Rey with Athletic and the European Championship with Spain. In a recent interview, the winger admitted his desire to stay "as long as possible" in the Blibaíno team, since it would be a pride to wear the 'lions' shirt throughout his career. However, due to the affordable nature of his clause, it is very likely that the one from Pamplona will make the leap to a 'big' in 2025.

For now, Nico's starting price remains at 60 million euros, a price that United and other giants of English football can pay without problems. For the Red Devils, the signing of a top forward has been a real headache, since their latest additions in attack (Antony, Hojlund, Zirkzee) have not had the expected performance so far. With Marcus Rashford increasingly discussed, 'Man U' would seek to turn the youngest Williams into their new star, with figures that are difficult to reject for both the player and Athletic.

Barça, for its part, will also resume its offensive for Nico next summer market. By then, the Catalans hope to have resolved their 'Fair Play' problems and, with the possibility of signing under the 1/1 rule, negotiations with the Bilbao striker will be much easier. For the Basque winger, the priority is to succeed in Spain and Barça will offer him what he needs to feel comfortable, surrounded by his friends in the National Team and by a team that has been renovated in all its lines.