Barça will not wait for Nico Williams
Despite an enticing FC Barcelona-Manchester City match on the program, the Spanish press is focusing on the Culés transfer window. And there is still talk of the Nico Williams case as you might expect. According to the media ASBarça put the pressure on the Athletic star. Aware of the danger that PSG represents, the Culés have decided to set an ultimatum to the 22-year-old winger. It’s this summer or never! Barça will not wait until next season to recruit him while Athletic is also pushing to keep its nugget. Sport reports that an unexpected boost could help the Catalan club. The American firm Nike is looking favorably on the possible transfer of Nico Williams to Barça. This would boost shirt sales, although PSG is also a partner of the famous brand with the swoosh. One thing is certain, if this file does not work out, Barça will make Dani Olmo its priority.
Arsenal have delusions of grandeur
Arsenal have just signed Calafiori for €50m and the Gunners are now moving on to a €100m deal. Portuguese newspapers The Game And Record indicate that Gunners emissaries travelled to watch Sporting CP striker Victor Gyokeres last weekend during the friendly against Athletic. The interest is not new as the Gunners have been following him for several months, but his injury has put a brake on his potential arrival. Among the Arsenal fans contacted by The Gamethere are those who fear that the Swede is a “one-season phenomenon”. And the price is also considered a major potential obstacle. The Portuguese club will not let him go for less than €100 million, the amount of his release clause. Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham and PSG are also interested. Arsenal believe they can close the deal for a sum in the region of €70 million.
Mbappé becomes majority shareholder
At 25, Mbappé has become one of the youngest owners of a professional football club.Mbappé buys the Caen club“, as the placard reads The Parisian this Tuesday morning on its front page. The Parisian daily newspaper specifies that the Frenchman has bought back the majority of the club’s shares, 80% to be exact, for a little less than €20 million. He becomes the owner of the Normandy club, with Pierre-Antoine Capton, the chairman of the supervisory board, who holds the rest of the capital. The Team has fun with a play on words by titling: “Mbappé, new basic Caen”. Note that Mbappé will also buy back part of SM Caen’s debts. This information can also be found in the inside pages of The Gazzetta dello Sport since the captain of the Blues will succeed Oaktree, the American investment fund which bought 80% of the shares of the SMC in 2020.
