PSG seeks to 'tie' one of Barcelona's objectives in January

The Paris Saint-Germain board has several names on the table to make Kylian Mbappé forget in 2025. Beyond the obvious relief generated by Bondy's crisis with Real Madrid, Luis Enrique's men have not yet found a way to cover the gap left by the '10' and they will go for a 'crack' for the left wing in the next market.

According to the latest information, PSG will go after Nico Williams again in January. Although the Basque winger has no intention, by any means, of leaving Bilbao mid-season, 'Lucho' wants to secure his signing for next season as soon as possible.

For this reason, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi will go for Athletic's '11' shortly, seeking to close his transfer six months before his hypothetical arrival at the Parc des Princes. The Gauls had him on their radar last summer, as did FC Barcelona, ​​but Nico preferred to stay with the 'lions'.

Athletic will not change its strategy with Nico Williams

In San Mamés, meanwhile, there is a tense calm regarding Nico's future. The winger kept his word to continue one more season to play in the Europa League and, with a contract until June 2027, his termination clause will undergo adjustments for next summer.

The one from Pamplona will go out for an amount close to 60 million euros, a figure that can be considered low according to his current value and projection, but reasonable considering that the forward could well have gone out for 50 'kilos' or less in 2023. 

Despite the fact that his performance in 2024/25 has not been the best (he has a couple of goals and assists in 15 games), the youngest of the Williams has several major interest in him for next summer. At 22 years old, the Basque showed in the last Euro Cup that he is ready to make the definitive leap to the elite and a weak season in Bilbao will not affect his projection.

In that sense, Barça has not forgotten, far from it, his signing, beyond the logical cooling of the rumors in recent weeks as a result of Nico's decline and the stupendous performance of Hansi Flick's team. The culés are clear about signing another striker in 2025 and the Athletic star will be one of the first alternatives to attack. Meanwhile, the Bilbao '11' will wait for a Barça offer that took too long to arrive last summer.