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Tottenham is believed to be watching Nico Williams with great interest.
British Football Insider said on the 4th (Korea time) 'Tottenham continues to watch Williams, who has shown outstanding performance in Athletic Bilbao. Williams is pushing up the stock price with an outstanding performance as Spain's national team at Euro 2024 in Germany this summer, the report said.
Tottenham are a club that has been watching Williams for quite some time. In April, the British Telegraph also reported that Williams will make the English Premier League (EPL) hot this summer, with Tottenham keeping an eye on Willingmouth. Tottenham are looking for Williams as they assess whether they need to add to the offensive team when the transfer window opens up, reports said.
Williams, who was born in 2002, is a talent who trained in Bilbao from his youth and entered the first team. It was Williams, who was given a little time to play from the 2021-2022 season. In his first season as a professional, he didn't show an exceptional performance.
Still, Bilbao continued to give Williams a chance, believing he would show his potential, and Williams began to repay the club's faith more and more. Williams established himself as the future of the team by gradually accumulating offensive points in the 2022-2023 season.
It was last season that Williams flapped his wings in earnest. He was recognized as the next star of Bilbao with eight goals and 19 assists in 37 official matches. Williams, who has been selected for Spain's national team since 2022, has also started to shine on the national team since 2023. Now it has grown to be indispensable in Spain and Bilbao.
Williams' biggest advantage is the speed that even players with moderate speed can't keep up with. The basic speed is fast, but the change of direction and acceleration are also born. As a black player, he has good instantaneous power, so he doesn't lose ground well in the competition.
He has dribbling skills based on technology, so he is a very difficult winger for defenders to block. As a right-footed winger, he also likes to hit his left foot inward from the center, but Williams also uses his left foot well. It is also possible to hit the sideline and run to get a cross. He also has good kick power. However, development is still needed in detail, game management ability, and tempo control in front of the gate.
Bilbao is a club that doesn't give up players easily. In order to bring Williams in, he needs to trigger a £49 million buyout clause. Originally, Chelsea and Barcelona were also interested in Williams, but the negotiations fell through as the players demanded too much salary.
Football Insider added 'Tottenham leaders were impressed by Williams. We believe he can be a star if he moves to England's best team,' he added. Williams is in the process of further raising its stock price as Spain's best performance at the ongoing Euro 2024.
Williams is a winger who can play both left and right. Tottenham should find a player who can replace Son Heung-min, who was born in 1992. If he can bring Williams in this summer, he won't have to worry too much about Son's replacement.
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