Barcelona vs PSG: Who is in the lead for Nico Williams signing? | OneFootball

A fresh insight into the ongoing race for the signature of Athletic Club star Nico Williams has on Saturday been forthcoming.

As much, of course, comes as two of the continent’s leading clubs continue to battle over the Spanish international.

After it was widely reported that Barcelona had positioned themselves as the sole remaining suitors for Nico, recent days have seen Paris Saint-Germain, too, join the fray.

The French champions are understood to be willing to offer up an altogether more considerable pay packet to the 22-year-old, who has been left with a potentially career-defining decision to make.

In the midst of as much, though, who is actually ahead in the race to land Williams?

As alluded to above, an insight into precisely that has today been provided.

As per a report from French football insider Fabrice Hawkins, the brass at PSG are indeed ‘trying to find an agreement with the player’.

However, as things stand, the Ligue 1 heavyweights are aware that it is Barcelona who are clearly ‘ahead’ in the race…

Conor Laird | GSFN