Arsenal have reportedly not ruled out the potential of signing Nico Williams after that of fellow Spaniard Mikel Merino, which is set to become official today.
The Gunners have added to their squad with the quality of Riccardo Calafiori already this season. He starred for Italy in Euro 2024, and another player who had a good Euros is soon to sign.
Arsenal have had sights on Merino, who won the tournament with Spain he scored the winner in the quarter-final for a while, and it was reported of late that they had .
, Merino is expected to officially sign today (August 23), and his manager, Imanol Alguacil, has stated he is proud to see him making this step .
Arsenal could follow the signing of one Euro 2024-winning Spaniard to another, as it seems they could reignite their interest in Athletic Bilbao winger Williams.
they identified the winger as their dream signing and have continued to keep tabs on his situation, following transfer failures by Chelsea and Barcelona.
It s said an attempt to lure Williams from Bilbao has not been ruled out as they feel they can take advantage of his release clause, which is approximately £52million.
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Given two sides have failed to get the Spaniard through the door, Arsenal are uncertain of whether they will be able to persuade him to leave Bilbao.
But that they are still looking at him, they have not made any serious efforts to lure Ademola Lookman to the club yet.