Marc Cucurella has revealed that he has been in the ear of rumoured Tottenham target Nico Williams, trying to persuade his international teammate to join him at Chelsea.
Spain have been the best team in the Euros so far and Williams has been one of the main driving forces behind their impressive showing, with the Athletic Club Bilbao star’s reputation continuing to grow.
There has already been plenty of speculation linking him with an exit from San Mames this summer, with Spurs being mooted as a potential destination.
The latest such report came from The Standard, who suggested that there could be a three-way battle between Tottenham, Chelsea and Barcelona for the 21-year-old’s services.
The report added that a number of other clubs across Europe are also following the winger’s situation since he has a release clause of around £45m-£50m in his contract at the Basque club.
It turns out that the Blues might have an advantage over Tottenham and others in the race for Williams as Cucurella has revealed that he is trying his best to convince the attacker to move to West London.
The Chelsea left-back told Sport about the Bilbao star: “He would be a great signing (for Barcelona), but it all depends on what he wants.
“I’ve been telling him to sign for Chelsea. In the end, everything depends on him, he is very young, with a lot of experience. I think he will be a great player.”
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While the release clause makes this deal relatively straightforward to complete, by all accounts, the winger is likely to demand a huge salary to sign on the dotted line, which is why I suspect that Tottenham would have already started looking at other alternatives.
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