No.ico willliams let the Aston Villa train pass. The Athletic winger does not contemplate signing for the team he trains Unai Emery, with whom he has already spoken on two occasions regarding this possibility. The Hondarribia coach wanted to have the youngest of the Williams brothers for a project that Monchi has just joined as sports director.
The coach proposed that Williams join Aston Villa’s sporting growth plan. He has tried it twice and on both occasions he has not found a positive response from the footballer. And that the Aston Villa was willing to pay the 50 million clause that the player has to break his contract with Athletic and offered the footballer an annual salary of around 7 million euros per season.
Past Aston Villa Right now there is no other team willing to pay the 50 million euros of the termination clause to get the footballer. Other clubs in the Premier League and some in the Italian League have been interested in the player’s contractual situation, but only Aston Villa was convinced to pay for his clause. That they change their minds will go hand in hand with the tsunami that accompanies certain movements, almost always by surprise, in the final stretch of the market: a team fishes for another club that is forced to sign where it did not intend to before.
At this time, Athletic has Nico Williams to open the preseason on July 6 in Lezama. The club will also take advantage of this time to intensify negotiations renewal of a contract that expires in June 2024. Athletic will ask the footballer Commitment to the future and be clear with your intentions.
