Chelsea discards pursuit of Nico William for TWO reasons (reliability: 5 stars)

Chelsea have discarded their pursuit of Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams, according to Ben Jacobs and Fabrizio Romano.

The Blues believe they have enough players that left-wing position with wingers like Mudryk, Raheem Sterling and Nicolas Jackson who can also play there.

Williams is also demanding to be paid more than the £172,000 a week he currently earns at Bilbao — which has further put off Chelsea.

Everything indicates that Chelsea are unlikely to sign a new winger this summer, barring the possibility of Sterling being swapped with Michael Olise of Crystal Palace.

Chelsea are said to be prioritizing the signing of a striker and possibly a goalkeeper. A new defender may also arrive to replace the departing Thiago Silva.

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