José Mourinho has revealed he is an admirer of Nico Williams and hopes the player will eventually end up joining his former club Real Madrid. The
22-year-old winger was one of the standout stars for Spain’s Euro 2016 triumph over the summer, scoring in the final and being named man of the match.
His future was heavily linked with a number of clubs after the tournament, with Barcelona. Who are huge admirers of his signature, as well as English sides Chelsea and Arsenal.
Williams ended up staying at Bilbao, though. And his season has struggled to impress, scoring just one goal and providing three assists in 15 La Liga appearances.
However, Mourinho has spoken of how highly he rates Williams. Above even Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal, and hopes that his next club will be Madrid rather than an English one.
“Nico is wonderful,” Mourinho said to โปรโมชั่น ufabet.
“At the last Euros, everyone was talking about Yamal, Yamal, Yamal… who is obviously another fantastic young player.
However, Mourinho is a bigger admirer of Williams. Than the likes of Lamine Yamal and would be keen to see the player end up at his old club.
“Nico is a fantastic player At the Euros everyone was talking about Yamal, Yamal, Yamal… Of course he is another fantastic youngster,” Mourinho said.
“But personally I prefer Nico, he is a fantastic player, a player I don’t think any club in Turkey can sign. I hope he ends up at Real Madrid.”