Arsenal have also indicated they are ready to meet Williams’ 62m euros (£53m) release clause, though the winger still has his heart set on a move to Barcelona. In fact, another report from Sport says Williams has ruled out leaving Athletic Bilbao for any other club other than Barca.

Arsenal have made a strong play to secure the signature of Nico Williams from Athletic Club, making the Spain international a huge contract offer that cannot be matched by their rivals in the race to sign him.

Real Madrid have reportedly opted out of the race for Nico Williams this summer due to Vinícius Júnior’s contract negotiations.

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Arsenal have blown rivals out of the water with a huge 'offer' for Nico Williams, but he 'wants' Barcelona. 👀

ARSENAL have a HUGE summer of business to take care of in the transfer market. The Gunners are reportedly ‘bidding hard’ for Nico Williams and reports even suggest that the Spanish

Mundo Deportivo report that Barcelona are also in the running to sign Williams and the player’s agent, Felix Tainta, met with Barca’s sporting director, Deco, on Friday. The report claims that the message during the meeting was clear that Williams would be ‘eager’ to join Barca this summer.

Rumours emerged this week suggesting that Williams prefers a move to Barcelona, and Bailey has verified these reports, revealing that this was always going to be Arsenal’s issue regarding convincing him to move to North London.