Bilbao, Spain – Di wahala wey dey happen for Athletic Club as dem don almost lose their star boy, Nico Williams. Barcelona don dey eye this 22-year-old winger like say him na hot cake wey everybody wan buy. Dem say Athletic no fit keep him again after he no reply dem last contract offer wey suppose make am the highest-paid player for di club. E be like sey Williams don choose Barcelona over dem. Ahn, loyalty no dey again o!
Athletic don try put plenty money for di table, around €7-8 million per season, but wahala be sey Williams no send dem at all. E fit no be easy to hold am down as e don dey carry matter come Barcelona. Dem no just dey wait, dem wan activate his release clause of around €60 million and dat one no be small change. Na so transfer market dey go – plenty money dey fly like say we dey for naira rain!
Barcelona dey ginger dis movement wey go fit allow Williams play with his Spain team-mate, Lamine Yamal. Dem might even need am because Liverpool don tie dem down for di transfer of Luis Diaz. So, Williams dey seen as di next best option. Wow, naija pipo fit sabi say “no matter how far dem run, dem go still need dem hometown flavor!”
But e get levels, as Athletic still dey plan to chop dem everywhere as e no go easy make dem just release am without dem getting dem full pay first. Dem gatz represent themselves well, after all, no body wan make dem look like mumu for dis transfer deal.
Besides Williams, plenty other teams dey eye players wey go fit strengthen their squads too. Arsenal dey eye Benjamin Sesko and Viktor Gyokeres, but everybody dey wait make di transfer window fully open before dem fit finalize anything. Time no dey wait for anybody, and di way pipo dey chop dis season, players go dey move up and down like say na disco!
As e be, Williams continue to dey shine like diamond no matter di level wey e dey play for. Last season, e don collect six assists and score key goals for Athletic, helping dem make waves in European competitions. E dey run past defenders as if dem no dey catch am, even if di club dey go through some wahala. Na wetin make Barcelona dey look am closely, as dem wan make sure say dem no miss this kind opportunity.
So, di question remain: go Williams follow the path of glory wey di likes of dem Xavi and Iniesta don tread? Or go he choose to stay back for Athletic and continue to build his legacy? E for sweet if dem fit arrange am before di transfer window shut down by September! For now, padi, make we jolly dey watch wetin go happen next!
