The Gunners have been particularly heavily linked with a move for the Spain international over the last year with some reports even claiming that his future belongs to Arsenal.
Mikel Arteta is looking to provide competition for Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli in the wide areas and Williams is seen as the Arsenal boss’ ‘priority signing’ for the left wing.
The latest report on Thursday even claimed that Arsenal had beaten Catalan giants Barcelona to the signing of Williams and that the Athletic Bilbao star had ‘confessed’ his ‘decision’ to move to the Emirates Stadium in the summer.
The report read:
‘While Barça is working on the arrival of Rafael Leao, the future of Nico Williams has already been decided. After weeks of speculation, his signing is imminent and will be official in the next few days.
‘The Athletic Club winger will play in the Premier League. His destination will be Arsenal, a team that has bet heavily on him and has paid his release clause.
‘Mikel Arteta has thus acquired one of the most promising wingers in European football. Meanwhile, Barça are turning the page and focusing all their efforts on bringing in Rafael Leao, Joan Laporta’s new big wish.’
But now another report in Spain has claimed that Chelsea are making a big effort to beat Arsenal to his signing by making a ‘huge offer’ that ‘improves’ the one put on the table by the Gunners.
Despite interest from Arsenal, the report says Williams ‘could end up arriving in London, although to defend the colours of another club’ with Premier League rivals Chelsea ‘insisting on signing’ the Spaniard.
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