Chelsea have clearly gone through a massive roster rebuild over the past few years, getting rid of some of their older roster players and replacing them with young and exciting talent in every position on the pitch.
In some areas you can already see this return, such as midfield, with big-money signings of Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia, who could potentially be added in the future Dominated the midfield for several years.
However, one area where the Blues continue to spend money every transfer window is on wide attackers, bringing in the likes of Pedro Neto and Jadon Sancho this past summer, and a few years ago Joining the likes of Mihailo Mudric, Noni Maduk and Raheem Sterling. .
While many of these signings have shown talent, Chelsea do not appear to have fully settled on the superstar wide player and the club still intends to improve in this area if given the opportunity.
Chelsea considering signing La Liga winger
talking about The Athletic Football Club PodcastChelsea retain interest in Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams, reports David Ornstein. Arsenal are also interested in the Spanish wide player, but the contract is likely to be worth around €60m (£50m), which is the player’s release clause.
The overall package of the deal, including the winger’s high wages, is said to be what prevents Chelsea from making a move in the summer, and any immediate deal for Williams is likely to be the case again. According to kabozoologyThe 22-year-old currently earns just over €200,000 a week, which is around £167,000.
Williams has 25 appearances in all competitions for Bilbao so far this seasonScored two goals, provided five assists, and played a total of 1,710 minutes.
Williams vs. Mudrick
Unfortunately for Chelsea, with Mudric now sidelined for an unknown period of time, the Blues may be forced to make early moves to bring in another striker, and Williams would provide that. Ukrainians have Appeared 73 times Since joining the club in 2023, he has scored 10 goals and provided 9 assists.
So by looking at the statistics we can understand why ‘Destructive’ winger – as Emmanuel Pettit describes it – would be quite an upgrade.
Nico Williams vs Mykhailo Mudryk comparison | ||
|---|---|---|
Statistics (per 90 minutes) | williams | Mudrick |
Target | 0.09 | 0.32 |
Assist | 0.23 | 0.16 |
progressive carry | 6.33 | 5.26 |
Progressive Pass | 2.83 | 1.75 |
Total shots on goal | 2.43 | 1.75 |
key pass | 2.28 | 2.28 |
Enter the pen area | 1.44 | 1.05 |
Create the action of the shot | 5.56 | 3.68 |
successful takeover | 3.17 | 1.58 |
Statistics taken from FB reference | ||
When comparing these two players you can immediately tell that they have a similar style of play, in fact they are both true carry-First wingers with the ability and creativity to find teammates with progressive and key passes and pass them through Their skills find opportunities to get into the penalty area.
However, despite Williams’ poor performance in terms of goals this season (only two goals so far, 0.09 goals per 90 minutes), he still has a higher shot volume than Mudrick, and this is A quality that Chelsea lack on the wing other than Madduk on the right.
This ability to create chances for others and himself will be a welcome trait for Enzo Maresca on the wing.
Whether Chelsea sign Williams in January, re-sign him in the summer or move on to other targets in the summer, the need for another left-winger will depend on the length of Mudrick’s absence, so it’s definitely One to keep an eye on.
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