Chelsea interested in signing La Liga winger who' s release clause is over $50M

Chelsea continues to target players ahead of this summer despite spending over $1 billion with their new ownership. Chelsea plans to buy another attacker since their attackers this season do not look the best as they hoped. Nicolas Jackson is not the striker the club expected to have, and other than that, the team has no main striker. While Cole Palmer seems like a great signing, now the club is focusing on another winger who has become a big prospect from Spain in La Liga.

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Chelsea has one of the biggest squads in the Premier League, and the team might make it bigger. Although the club needs to sell players by June to avoid breaching FFP rules, the Blues want to bring in a solid winger who could immediately contribute to the team. Chelsea is not looking for wingers in the Premier League due to the high transfer fees the clubs are asking for. Chelsea is looking abroad and is looking for a patented winger from La Liga.

Fabrizio Romano reports that Chelsea are keeping an eye on Nico Williams from Atheltic Bilbao this summer and are ready to activate his $54 million release clause. Romano reports that Nico Williams was already on the Chelsea list last summer before signing top target Cole Palmer, as he revealed last August. Williams is a rapid winger who can play on the right and on the left.

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Nico Williams' stats with Athletic Bilbao this season

Nico Williams played 22 matches with Bilbao in La Liga this season. He scored three goals and provided six assists. He helped Bilbao qualify for the Copa del Rey final, and the team is 5th in La Liga with 50 points. They are 8 points below FC Barcelona, who are third with 58 points, and they are five points below Atletico Madrid, who are 4th with 55 points.