[WATCH] Nico Williams offers Spain superb begin in Dutch Nations League tie

Spain have hit the bottom operating of their UEFA Nations League quarter ultimate within the Netherlands.

Luis de la Fuente’s aspect are aiming to defend their title in the summertime sequence on the again of profitable Euro 2024 final summer season.

De la Fuente made a bunch of beginning modifications from Spain’s ultimate sport of 2024 as he appears for a recent look in 2025.

One of many gamers to maintain their beginning spot is Athletic Membership ahead Nico Williams and the 22-year-old has repaid the supervisor’s religion after simply 9 minutes in Rotterdam.

Williams’ final Spain purpose got here in that Euro 2024 ultimate win over England and his strike on this sport was made in Barcelona.

Lamine Yamal’s anticipation on half-way gained possession again for Spain, and his cross to Pedri was rolled onto Williams to lash house from shut vary.

🚨🇪🇺 GOAL | Netherlands 0-1 Spain | Nico Williams

NICO WILLIAMS OPENS THE SCORING FOR SPAIN!pic.twitter.com/lZYIB9bdCs

— Tekkers Foot (@tekkersfoot) March 20, 2025

The actual fact the purpose was pieced collectively by two of Hansi Flick’s star performers this season will restart the hearsay mill over Williams’ summer season switch plans.

Williams has indicated his calmness over opting towards a transfer to Barcelona in 2024 regardless of large concentrate on him doubtlessly swapping the Basque Nation for Catalonia.

Switch hypothesis will restart once more on the finish of the present marketing campaign notably after his indication to being open to an exit for 2025/26.

Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich are rumoured to have registered an curiosity in him as a part of a new-look assault in Bavaria below Vincent Kompany.

Arsenal are additionally on the hunt with Mikel Arteta able to set off his €58m launch clause in June after lengthy operating talks along with his representatives on a structured cost plan to deliver him to the Emirates Stadium.

De la Fuente will now look to carry onto the lead towards former Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman with the second leg schedule for Valencia’s Estadio Mestalla on March 23.