Arsenal transfer news as Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Chelsea all want Nico Williams this summer transfer window, but Premier League hopes are seemingly fading.

Barcelona have a long list of attacking targets to choose from but appear to have pushed Nico Williams back to the top of their priority list.

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Arsenal, Barcelona, Chelsea and Bayern Munich are all interested in Nico Williams and it is the LaLiga giants who are currently leading the race for the Spain superstar

Joan Laporta is once again excited about the potential signing of Nico Williams (22).  The FC Barcelona president, who had previously closed the door on the

Liverpool have reportedly joined the race to sign in-demand forwards Rafael Leao and Bradley Barcola this summer. A big-spending summer does not seem set to stop at Florian Wirtz and Milos Kerkez as Arne Slot targets back-to-back Premier League titles.

Rumours emerged this week suggesting that Williams prefers a move to Barcelona, and Bailey has verified these reports, revealing that this was always going to be Arsenal’s issue regarding convincing him to move to North London.

Arsenal have made a strong play to secure the signature of Nico Williams from Athletic Club, making the Spain international a huge contract offer that cannot be matched by their rivals in the race to sign him.