According to transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano Chelsea have been scouting Nico Williams for a long time, the winger plays for Atletico Bilbao and plays predominantly in the right wing position.
Chelsea, as we know also had Michael Ali, so on their list in the summer and even agreed a deal with the winger himself before Crystal Palace rejected Chelsea’s approach and threatened to go legal over how they approached the player.
Subsequently, Chelsea decided to buy Cole Palmer for Manchester City, and he’s had a very good start since joining from Chelsea scoring two goals and assisting another in his short spell so far.
You can see Fabrizio’s video down below :
