Premier League
Manchester United After Iñaki Williams As Deadline Closes
English side Manchester United are after the services of Iñaki Williams.
The Athletic Club Bilbao forward surface after the Red Devils started negotiations on the selling of Romelu Lukaku.
The Old Trafford side are giving their everything as they are willing to spit up the player’s €88m release clause.
?? ¡OJO a la INFORMACIÓN de @nicorodrigz! El @ManUtd va CON TODO a por IÑAKI WILLIAMS.
➡️ Están dispuestos a pagar su CLÁUSULA de 88 MILLONES de EUROS antes de que mañana cierre el mercado en Inglaterra. pic.twitter.com/yd94C7PYu4
— El Chiringuito TV (@elchiringuitotv) August 7, 2019
Additionally, the Red Devils look to sell Lukaku to Serie A side Inter Milan before Thursday’s deadline at 5pm.
Meanwhile, they see fit to replace Lukaku with the Spaniard who has netted 48 goals in a total of 204 first-team appearances at San Mames.
Williams is born to Ghanaian parents and is the first player of color to play for the Basque Country side.
The club is known for its cantera policy of bringing young Basque players through the ranks. However, they also recruit player from other Basque clubs like Real Sociedad, Alaves, Eibar and Osasuna.
Additionally, their official policy states they will only sign professional players native to or trained in greater Basque Country. This also includes a portion of France known to be Navarre.
Lastly, Williams is also capping games at the international level with Spain and will be a great addition to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer system.
Written by Edgar Gomez
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