TNAT should stick to leaking lineups.
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I donât trust these âsourcesâ at all either, just wanted to point out that I never really believed Nico was a dead case for us.
I think we still have him on our radar as long as there are any chances left to do this deal.
Obviously not much in it yet, but I wouldnât be shocked if it happens.
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Just confirms what I said
đ¨ JUST IN from @charles_watts:
â Eduardo Hagn (@EduardoHagn) August 22, 2024
âNobody ever told me that the interest in Nico Williams was over, he's a player Arsenal absolutely love.
He has a release clause that can be activated at any time, I havenât heard anything is âimminent,â but it was the same with Thomas Partey.â pic.twitter.com/SfeaO5sNlG
The other factor that makes this maybe plausible is that given Athletic Clubâs unusual Basque only transfer policy, its not like they need to line up a replacement or time to do so. Theyâre almost certainly going to promote from within anyway so its not really an issue for them if it happens in the last week of the window.
I want to believe. At the same time, if we get Merino in, thatâs about 80m between him and Calafiori, with the addition of a potential 50m or so from Eddie and ESR being sold, which is a pretty minimal net spend due to them being academy guys. Nico apparently has a clause of 50m so we could be well within our powers to do that. If thereâs any interest from his side, itâs an absolute no-brainer really.
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If we activate the release clause there is absolutely nothing they can do. Just like Atletico with Partey.
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Yeah, Iâm more pointing out that he clearly has great respect for Athletic Club and wouldnât want to fuck them overâŚbut leaving in the last week really wouldnât hurt them in the same way it would for other clubs in this situation.
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I think you guys are forgetting the aspect of the player. Heâll have to agree to a move.
The lad wants to stay there for at least another year. They made a big deal out of him getting the #10 recently.
I think itâs nore likely we return next summer for him.
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Yeah, thatâs why I said it has like a 10% chance of happening. I donât think his intentions are crystal clear because he hasnât said it directly. But if youâre betting on the outcome its obviously most likely that he stays.
Has he explicitly said this?
I think the rumblings of Barcaâs interest has stopped him from fully committing to anything. They cannot afford him anyway.
Iâm not getting roped into the #belief antics regarding Nico Williams.
Tbf, it was a shock surprise to me that we managed to bag Ozil and Partey when we did. Itâs possible for us to get him, but Iâm keeping my expectations super low if not, nonexistent regarding him 
These aggregators are garbage they take everything TNAT says completely out of context, especially bottomcorner theyâre posting just for the interactions.
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Bilbao just gave him the #10 jersey. They did a video and everything.
Doubt heâll come.
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Gal Gadot hasnât said no to meâŚ
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Considering his relationship with the club and all, he probably wont do it at this stage of the window out of respect to the club and the fans, with the season already having started.
But I definitely believe that we havenât given up on him, and could probably try to persuade him next summer, or maybe even this winter.
As long as we donât sign anyone else of that profile, and as long as he doesnât sign for someone else, he surely remains one of our top targets.
If we can sell Nketiah and get Ramsdale out then we might have the cash to activate the clause.
However I assume we have sounded out Williamsâ agent and heâs told us heâs not interested / waiting until next season.
The clause is there - it could have been activated by anybody at any time including Chelsea who have the money to spend wherever they please. City are also flush after selling Alvarez and generally being cheating BASTARDS.
And as others have pointed out, Athletic Bilbao made a big deal of giving him the #10.
All logic and common sense says this deal is not happening for anybody this summer.
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What turn him into a crock within 6 monthâs?
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I will stay away in peace until or stein weighs in.
The only one worth listening to
These Twitter cunts are so ridiculous.
âGoing to do a Thomas Partey on Nico Williamsâ - talk about scraping the barrel to pump out some fucking hopium for desperate Arsenal fans lol
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Tbh, I think if he wanted to come here we would be our player before Merino. There were some reports about our interest during the EUROs, no?
I think he was probably one of the priorities of this summer not a luxury signing or something like that.
But him deciding to stay at Bilbao doesnât mean the deal is off for us, as many have interpreted at the time. He just doesnât want to move anywhere atm. It doesnât mean he doesnât rate Arsenal.
Seems Arteta doesnât just want sign a squad player in this position. We can survive with Martinelli/Trossard. Seems he wants to add proper quality, and there arenât many options as good as Nico out there atm.