{"id":762967,"date":"2026-02-14T01:25:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T01:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/762967\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T01:25:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T01:25:16","slug":"fsg-to-trigger-elite-forwards-83m-exit-clause-amid-guarantee-over-87m-alternative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/762967\/","title":{"rendered":"FSG to trigger elite forward’s \u00a383m exit clause amid ‘guarantee’ over \u00a387m alternative"},"content":{"rendered":"

Liverpool are one of two Premier League clubs planning to meet the release clause of Spain star Nico Williams, a report has claimed, while a journalist has also provided an update on a second winger target.<\/p>\n

Williams<\/a> came close to joining Barcelona last summer, as the two parties agreed a six-year contract ahead of a \u20ac58million (\u00a350.5m \/ $69m) transfer. However, Williams changed his mind at the last minute, instead deciding to pen an incredible 10-year deal with Athletic Club.<\/p>\n

Despite being less than 12 months into that contract, there is already unrest in Bilbao\u2026<\/p>\n

Huge Nico Williams to Liverpool claim<\/p>\n

Speculation has begun to swirl that Williams could leave Athletic for Liverpool<\/a> or Tottenham Hotspur this summer, according to reports in Spain<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The winger is supposedly frustrated with life at his current club due to injuries and a dip in form this season.<\/p>\n

Williams \u2018regrets\u2019 his decision to stick with Athletic and is \u2018reconsidering his future\u2019, which has put top clubs on alert.<\/p>\n

Barcelona will not move for Williams after he broke their agreement last summer, while Real Madrid have once again been linked<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The report claims Liverpool and Spurs \u2018would be delighted to sign\u2019 Williams and could \u2018pay his release clause in full\u2019. That exit clause stands at \u20ac95m (\u00a383m \/ $113m).<\/p>\n

Another factor that could see the 23-year-old secure a transfer is his \u00a3170k-a-week wages, which Athletic will not be able to afford if they fail to qualify for Europe.\u00a0Ernesto Valverde\u2019s side currently sit down in 10th place, 17 points behind the top four.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, Williams is not the only top-quality left winger Liverpool are monitoring as they hunt a replacement for Cody Gakpo\u2026<\/p>\n

Want more breaking transfer lines from original sources? Add TEAMtalk as a preferred source on Google <\/strong><\/a>to your favourites list for news you can trust.<\/p>\n

Liverpool could accelerate winger swoop<\/p>\n

Liverpool might have to bring forward plans to sign RB Leipzig ace Yan Diomande<\/a> as other clubs are \u2018moving earlier\u2019, as per Anfield journalist David Lynch.<\/p>\n

Diomande, who is rated at around \u20ac100m (\u00a387m \/ $119m), has emerged as a dazzling winger target for Liverpool as they prepare for life after Mohamed Salah.<\/p>\n

When asked about the 19-year-old, Lynch told Anfield Index:\u00a0\u201cDefinitely Diomande is being watched really closely. That\u2019s not to guarantee they will go for him, but he\u2019s definitely on Liverpool\u2019s radar, but he\u2019s on the radar of a lot of clubs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can guarantee that he\u2019s definitely being watched. The wing position is something Liverpool are eyeing now, I\u2019d be surprised if next summer passes without a winger being added. So, he\u2019s on that radar, but it\u2019s kind of up to him now to keep that level going to keep showing he\u2019s ready to make that jump.\u201d<\/p>\n

The reporter continued:\u00a0\u201cA few years ago, you\u2019d say he\u2019s only 19, he\u2019s not got very many games behind him at all, not a big record of production, but Liverpool kind of have to move earlier now because everybody else is moving earlier.<\/p>\n

\u201cPreviously, I would have said he\u2019s not ready for Liverpool to spend big money on him now, but it\u2019s very hard to predict that these days because the whole kind of approach has changed a little bit and they\u2019re willing to go a little bit earlier.\u201d<\/p>\n

Interest in Bournemouth sensation confirmed<\/p>\n

Liverpool have joined the likes of Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City in tracking Bournemouth hitman Eli Junior Kroupi<\/a>, sources have confirmed to us.<\/p>\n

The striker is only 19 years old but has managed eight goals in 21 appearances during his debut Premier League campaign.<\/p>\n

That impressive form has alerted England\u2019s elite clubs, as well as French giants Paris Saint-Germain.<\/p>\n

We understand PSG see Kroupi as a \u2018fascinating\u2019 long-term option, having already captured Illia Zabarnyi from Bournemouth last summer.<\/p>\n

The Cherries are determined to retain Kroupi this year and are ready to more than double his wages to keep interested clubs at bay.<\/p>\n

Bournemouth accept the France U21 star will likely leave in the future if his fine form continues, though they will demand upwards of \u00a380m (\u20ac92m \/ $109m).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Liverpool are one of two Premier League clubs planning to meet the release clause of Spain star Nico…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":762968,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4100],"tags":[160,94,163,179,1063,101,1061,79,100,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-762967","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-all-the-news","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-front-page","11":"tag-liverpool","12":"tag-nico-williams","13":"tag-premier-league","14":"tag-spanish-la-liga","15":"tag-sports","16":"tag-transfer-news","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116066381022746499","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/762967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=762967"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/762967\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/762968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=762967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=762967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=762967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}