Nico Williams did not go very far on vacation and he was right. In the wake of the Final Four of the League of Nations in Germany, with a victory against the French team in the semi-finals (5-4) then a loss to penalties in front of the Portugal of Cristiano Ronaldo in the final (2-2, 5-3 TAB), the Spanish international winger, 22, will obviously settle his departure from Athletic Bilbao to sign in a large European club.
Iñaki's little brother had already been close to engaging in FC Barcelona, Arsenal and Bayern last year, in the wake of Euro 2024, but he had decided to play an additional season in his training club. His starting clause being set at 58 million euros, Nico Williams will dive into the big bath during this offseason after a fairly average campaign with the Basque Lions (11 goals and 7 assists in 45 matches).
Nicholas Williams Arthuer (of his full name) obviously gives his priority to Barça, where he would join Lamine Yamal, the new phenomenon of Spanish football, as well as other teammates from the Spanish select which he has rubbed shoulders with since his beginnings three years ago, Pau Cubarsi, Eric García, Alejandro Balde, Gavi, Dani, Lopez and Ferran Torres.
Deco comes to see Nico Williams
For its part, FC Barcelona is advancing on the file. Deco, the sports director of residents of Camp Nou, received the agent of Nico Williams last week and the two parties would have already heard on an annual salary of 12 million euros (like Dani Olmo, recruited last year).
According to Mundo DeportivoDeco took over the management of Ibiza on Wednesday with his right arm Bojan Krkic Pérez (officially sports coordinator in the organization chart). Nico Williams went on vacation on the festive island of Balearic, a few tens of minutes of flight from Catalonia. Deco will probably address the sporting aspect to the Spanish international. The Barcelona media also specifies that Hansi Flick spends his holidays in the Balearic, the German coach with a house in Formentera, an island south of Ibiza.
