The core of the current Spanish national team is predominantly Barcelona-based. Gavi, Pedri, Alejandro Balde, Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres and now Pau Cubarsi are all players with roles to play for La Roja, and it only helps their chemistry to share the stage on every front.
Barcelona’s eye, thus, has been on the Spanish national team’s left wing for a long time now. Once destined to be Ansu Fati’s position, it has seen a change in ownership and currently belongs to a certain Nico Williams.
As the Blaugranas head into the summer transfer window in the hunt for a new left-winger, the 21-year-old has thus popped up as a priority target, and not for the first time.
The club’s precarious financial circumstances throw doubt on their chances of grabbing the winger’s services. Reality aside, however, it is indeed interesting to speculate how the youngster would fit into Xavi’s setup should the move go through.
Barça Universal brings you the story of Nico Williams, his profile, possible integration and an analysis of his skillsets.
The backstory
Inaki Williams, for long, basked in the limelight of Athletic Club’s attacking department. A mainstay at the club since the 2014-15 campaign, the Ghanaian international was the Basque side’s single greatest threat in front of goal.
Not many expected, however, that the player who would share the limelight with the 29-year-old in the years to come would be his own brother.
Nico, the younger of the two Williams siblings, burst onto Athletic Club’s first team scene in the 2020-21 season with two appearances off the bench.
The subsequent season saw him become a regular name off the bench for the Basque setup as he participated in 34 games for the team in La Liga alone.
The Williams brothers, Nico and Inaki. (Photo by Fran Santiago/Getty Images)
With regular minutes under his belt, the young phenom honed his skills and began churning out numbers for the club as early as last season. With six goals and four assists…
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Author : Adithya Eshwarla
Publish date : 2024-05-11 14:23:50
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