Arsenal are determined to beat Barcelona and Bayern Munich to an electric \u00a348.5m-rated winger and Andrea Berta has immediately got to work on the move, according to a report.<\/p>\n
Arsenal<\/a> are desperate to overhaul their forward line in the summer, with new starters wanted for the left wing and striker positions.<\/p>\n Trusted reporter, Ben Jacobs, confirmed Arsenal\u2019s interest in Nico Williams in mid-March<\/a>. The Spanish international stars for Athletic Bilbao and can be signed via a \u20ac58m\/\u00a348.5m release clause.<\/p>\n Barcelona attempted to sign Williams<\/a> last summer, though were unable to finance the move. Their interest is understood to have maintained, though so too have Barca\u2019s financial woes.<\/p>\n More recently, BILD\u2019s Christian Falk reported on Bayern Munich\u2019s interest in Williams. Bayern hope to add one more explosive forward to their attacking ranks to complement the likes of Jamal Musiala, Harry Kane and Michael Olise.<\/p>\n But encouragingly for Arsenal fans, Falk insisted it was Mikel Arteta\u2019s team who were \u201ccloser\u201d to securing a deal<\/a> at the time of his reporting nearly two weeks ago.<\/p>\n Since then, Andrea Berta has been unveiled as Arsenal\u2019s new sporting director. Berta has picked up where Edu left off and will have cash to splash in the summer.<\/p>\n And per the latest from FootMercato<\/a>, Berta has wasted no time getting to work on a move for Williams.<\/p>\n The report stated: \u2018Last summer,\u00a0Nico Williams\u00a0was courted by Paris Saint-Germain and, more specifically, FC Barcelona.<\/p>\n \u2018But ultimately, the Spanish winger\u2019s arrival fell through. Having remained in\u00a0Bilbao, the 22-year-old is still the subject of interest from Barca. But not only that. Bayern Munich is also interested.<\/p>\n \u2018Finally,\u00a0Arsenal\u00a0is on the case. According to our information, Andrea Berta, the Gunners\u2019 new sporting director, met with Nico Williams\u2019 agent (9 goals, 7 assists, 37 matches this season, editor\u2019s note) in recent days.<\/p>\n \u2018This was an opportunity to discuss and discuss a future together. To be continued\u2026\u2019<\/p>\n Latest Arsenal news<\/strong><\/p>\n \ud83d\udd34\u26aa\ufe0f\u00a0Arsenal \u2018in talks\u2019 to sign 85-goal striker as new price tag emerges and Arteta makes \u2018big\u2019 promise<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udd34\u26aa\ufe0f\u00a0Martin Zubimendi chooses between Real Madrid and Arsenal \u2013 report<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n