FC Bayern is moving forward with a team plan, with a focus on the left position. Nico Williams seems to be the preferred option.
FC Bayern is progressing with a team planning for the new season. The focus is on the left position. After the collapse of the transfer of Florian Wirtz and the potential departure of Kingsley Coman, Nico Williams is considered the absolute ideal solution.
As reported in the Bild -Podcast “Bayern Insider”, Williams is currently the dream solution for sports director Max Eberl in this position.
The 22-year-old has a release clause of approximately € 60 million in Athletic Bilbao. Williams has made a name for himself in recent months. He is particularly impressed by spectacular versions alongside Lamine Yamal for the Spanish national team. According to the report, Williams in the internal ranking of Bayern is a winger with a similar attraction to Franck Ribéry or Arjen Robben.
But the deal has its pitfalls. According to the podcast, the salary requirements of the Spaniard are the central bottleneck. Williams would demand around € 24 million a year. This would be in one in the top category in FC Bayern Munich. That is exactly what Eberl wants to prevent. The new sports management is planning to keep the salary structure flatter in the future and to prevent excessive salaries.
A lot of competition for Nico Williams
But one thing is also clear: if Bayern decides to sign Williams, they will be confronted with competition – especially from the Premier League. According to the podcast, some clubs would be more willing to meet the salary needs of the winger. FC Barcelona, ​​on the other hand, has withdrawn from the poker game this summer. Real Madrid has so far only done a separate investigation. Bilbao himself would like to keep Williams.
For FC Bayern it remains a race by time and the market. If the sale of Kimmsley Coman – who is strongly considering considering moving to Saudi Arabia – some play space creates, a transfer by Williams can become a possibility.