Alasdair Gold provides an update on Tottenham’s Nico Willams
Alasdair Gold has said that Nico William’s high wages might prevent Tottenham Hotspur from pushing ahead with a move for the Athletic Club Bilbao star.
Tottenham are interested in Nico Williams
Over the course of the summer, several outlets have suggested that Tottenham are battling a whole host of Premier League sides for the services of Williams.
This includes a recent update by CaughtOffside, who claimed that the winger’s suitors are growing by the day, with Tottenham, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain all being admirers of the player.
The report alleged that those sides have now been joined in the race for the 21-year-old by both Arsenal and Chelsea, with the Gunners allegedly even willing to meet the player’s €58m (£49m) release clause.
Wages are a problem for Tottenham
Gold has now said that Tottenham absolutely ‘love’ Williams but they are aware that they would have to contend with quite a bit of competition for the player’s signature.
He explains that the Athletic Club star’s list of admirers have grown on the back of his impressive displays to the Euros.
Gold reveals that despite Williams’ £49m release clause, he earns a salary of £170,000 at San Mames and the clubs looking to sign him would have to offer him more than that.
As a result, the journalist suggests that Tottenham might decide to abandon their pursuit of the Spain international.
Tottenham might have earmarked both Nico Williams and Riccardo Calafiori as targets ahead of the Euros but their displays in Germany have added several million to their price tag and attracted the attention of plenty of other suits, with Spurs thus having to call off their pursuits.
