According to Cadena Ser, Athletic sent a delegation, made up of President Jon Uriarte and Director General Jon Berasategi, in Madrid in order to impose a complete audit of Barça financial operations as part of his Williams pursuit. They believe that the club has not respected rule 1: 1 of the League, which authorizes clubs to spend only what they have generated in income.
Nico Williams, the saga that does not end
Williams told Athletic that he wanted to leave to join Barcelona, but Radio Bilbao reports that Athletic is ready to fight to keep him and insists that he did not have any agreement with the winger to leave this summer, after having signed a new contract in December. The Spanish international has a release clause of just over 60 million euros, but his current employer will call on the Liga to block any transfer until Barça proves that he can respect criterion 1: 1.
Laporta told Mundo Deportivo, via Barca Blaugranes: “
We have no bad relations with Athletic. Yes, there has been a series of misunderstandings and incidents in recent years, but we cannot say that we have bad relationships. We are two clubs with a very long history and relationships that go back far.
I do not understand their reactions, with all the respect I owe them, everyone must take care of their own business, I do not understand why they will talk about Barça in Liga, I do not think it's just, but they know what they are doing. »»
Bilbao denounces Barça
Asked about the rule of 1: 1, he added: “We work to respect the rule of 1: 1, we have already respected it during the winter transfer window, all the measures have been taken to be able to sign normally, so as not to undergo financial intervention with the” fair play “as happened until winter, we must respect certain parameters, which we do, and according to this, we can sign and register the two players that we want to sign … or record. »»
Williams played 167 games with Athletic, scoring 31 goals and performing 30 assists. His contract runs until 2027 and it is clear that Bilbao does not intend to let him go without fighting.
