Arsenal, Barcelona and Bayern Munich have worked hard to land the signing of one of the hottest young wingers on the market. Since May, it has at times looked like the transfer was a done deal for Arsenal, then Bayern Munich, in recent weeks for Barcelona. In the end, Athletic Bilbao ran away with the victory. First by convincing Williams to extend for “indefinitely”, then convincing the 22-year-old that the door to signing for the suitors is “covered with barbed wire”.
The Athletic reports that the buyout clause in the new contract has risen considerably. The previous one was around 58 million euros, a price that made the big clubs jump at the opportunity. Now this hole has been effectively closed.
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The hyperactive transfer journalist Romano reports a new buyout clause is now up to 100 million euros.
With this, it’s bye-bye Barcelona. Especially satisfying for the Athletic supporters.
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