After having enlisted Joan Garcia in the one who is, on paper, one of the most beautiful blows of the summer transfer window, FC Barcelona fully focuses on Nico Williams. The more than pronounced interest of the Spanish champion in title for the winger of Athletic has already materialized by several meetings with the entourage of the player, who wishes to join Catalonia to find his friends Lamine Yamal and Gavi, among others.
An operation which may however be complex, insofar as the Athletic does not wish to negotiate with its Barcelona counterparts, and requires the payment of the player's release clause – around 60 million euros – in a single payment. The Basques wish to keep their player at all costs but the trend is clearly at a departure, while waiting for FC Barcelona to find the funds necessary to negotiate its arrival. The sale of Ronald Araujo or Fermín López could be the solution for the stable driven by Hansi Flick.
Deco confirms for Nico Williams
In an interview published this Sunday in Vanguardiathe sports director of Club Deco has taken stock of this file, confirming that Barça is working on his arrival: “There is an obvious criterion for a player to come to Barça: he has to believe in our project. Last season was not done for Nico, for me the Dani Olmo operation was a priority. Players like Nico, and others show today that they want to come. If the circumstances are given, we will try it. In his case, he has a clause. We gathered with his agent to find out what the player wants and from there, we will see if it is possible ”. Then, he was asked about the player's friendship with several Barcelona executives: “We are concerned about harmony in the locker room, we have a very good locker room and we want to maintain that. What is most important with players like Nico or Luis (Diaz, Editor's note) is that they are very hungry and who want to triumph. We have always had the idea of recruiting Nico. His friendship with Lamine Yamal is a good thing, but here it is not a club of friends, we come here to work and try to win. Afterwards, if they get along well, so much the better “.
Then, he also mentioned the Ansu Fati case, announced leaving in Monaco for a while, but for whom things do not really seem to move forward. “With his age and the career he had, he cannot stay without playing. We are open and we will not put any obstacles if he wants to leave. Yes, we talked to Monaco. Ansu is under contract, if he asks to leave it would be a loan. He is 23 years old, we talk about him as if he had 30, but he still has to grow and he still has a lot to learn ”said the Portuguese. The message is clear.
