The potential signing of Nico Williams by FC Barcelona has gained momentum following a meeting between the player’s agent, Felix Tainta, and sporting director Deco last Friday. During the meeting,

Despite Premier League sides being among his admirers, Barcelona and Bayern Munich are emerging as more plausible destinations if Nico Williams leaves Athletic Club. Arsenal and Chelsea have somewhat cooled their pursuit, and that increases the chances of others in the frame stepping up their interest.

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It has been a tough summer transfer window for Bayern Munich until now. The German champions have lost out in the race for Florian Wirtz, who chose Liverpool over them. They have tried enquiring about PSG's Bradly Barcola and Athletic Club's Nico Williams, but reportedly, neither of them are heading to Bavaria this summer.

Of course, Bayern Munich’s U-23s sees players under the age of 23 line up to develop their game and hopefully grow to be of the quality to play for Die Rekordmeister. However, a team full of young players will lack leadership and experience.

Bayern Munich wanted to sign Benjamin Sesko in 2024. The idea was to have Sesko play up front and Kane behind him at number 10. However, a transfer would have been financially difficult.