Times are hard for FC Barcelona. The failure of the signing of Nico Williams, announced as acquired before the young Spanish winger continues at Athletic Bilbao until 2035, puts the Catalan club in embarrassment. The situation worries the potential recruits and forces Barça to explore new, less expensive tracks.
In recent days, the name of Marcus Rashford has returned with insistence. The English striker, under contract until 2028 with Manchester United, is certainly valued at 50 million euros, but the Red Devils have already loaned him this season to Aston Villa and obviously count on him. What interest the Blaugranas leaders.
Another more surprising option would be envisaged by the Barcelona general staff. According to SportFCB sports director, Deco, would have met the agents of Xavi Simons. In Leipzig for two seasons, the young attacking midfielder (22) has never hidden his desire to one day return to Barça, where he played until the U16 before spinning at PSG.
An “almost impossible” signature for Barça
But the operation is described by the sports daily as
“Almost impossible”. If the former Parisian said he wanted to leave the German training, his price makes a possible transaction complicated. FC Barcelona could not enlist Nico Williams for 58 million euros, it is difficult to imagine it offering a more expensive player.
The market value of the Dutch international is actually estimated at 70 million euros by the specialized site
Transfermarkt. A sum that Barça cannot pay. Sport Indicates that the meeting between Deco and the player's representatives, his brother Faustino Simons and Ali Barat, would have lasted 45 minutes. Lost time?
