Kylian Mbappé, even free of any contract, would be far too expensive for Real Madrid, who would now target Athletic Bilbao’s will-o’-the-wisp Nico Williams.
Spanish international since September 2022 (he was summoned by Luis Enrique), Nico Williams could be the subject of a hell of a battle between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. The 21-year-old winger is in fact at the end of his contract next June with Athletic Bilbao, his training club, even if he could sign a new contract with a release clause set at 50 million euros.
Barça is on the lookout to recruit a new dribbler at low cost, according to the Catalan media El Nacional, but the Merengues are also targeting Inaki’s little brother (who chose to represent Ghana), to complete their offensive sector, failing to welcome Kylian Mbappé. Nicholas Williams, however, remains a post-training player. He has one goal and 5 assists in 10 matches this season.
As a reminder, Real president Florentino Pérez would no longer be very keen on the idea of rolling out the red carpet for the almost 25-year-old tricolor prodigy, even free from any contract from July 1st. Mbappé would peak at 72 million euros gross per year, or 50 million net, and Casa Blanca would have had difficulty giving even half to the top scorer of the 2022 World Cup.
