This shocking accusation comes while information that confidential financial data concerning Barcelona has been communicated to the leaders of Athletic Bilbao would have influenced Williams' decision to stay in his childhood club.
Williams, who had aroused lively interest from some of the largest European clubs, including Barcelona, Arsenal and Bayern Munich, created the surprise by signing a contract extension with Athletic. This new agreement not only links the 21 -year -old winger to the Basque club for an additional 10 years, but also significantly increases its release clause by 50 %, going from 58 million euros to 87 million euros.
Before the extension, Barcelona seemed in pole position, close to an agreement with Williams and demonstrating his desire to respect his release clause then in force. However, this promising transfer was quickly thwarted. Miguel Galan, president of the National Center for Spanish Football Coaches (Cenafe), publicly accused Tebas of having violated the protocol. Galan claims that, during a private meeting with representatives of Athletic, Tebas revealed sensitive financial documents and audit reports belonging to Barcelona.
Javier Tebas played a dirty tour at Barça
In addition, the president of the Liga would have declared that the club did not have liquidity or the necessary financial room for maneuver, taking into account the wage ceiling of the League (LCPD), to record new recruits in accordance with the rules of financial fair play. A report by the Crowe Auditores Espana audit firm would also have been presented to support these allegations.
Galan wrote on X: ” @AthleticClub meeting with @tebasjavier revealing confidential information on @FcBarcelona_es. Today I was able to read the remarks made during this famous meeting between @tebasjavier and @Athleticclub.
During this meeting, the president of @AthleticClub was able to consult the intermediate financial statements of FC Barcelona, which allowed him to check on site that the income statement did not reflect any amount related to the activity of sale of VIP places. In addition, the president of Laliga explicitly reported the reduction of the LCPD of FC Barcelona, which had neither the balance nor the necessary recording capacity, in accordance with financial fair play. Finally, he presented the limited examination report signed by Crowe Auditores España SL. »»
According to confidential information revealed to the Athletic Club of Bilbao, Nico Williams has requested an additional guarantee in the form of a release clause. FC Barcelona, acting with discernment, has not accepted this condition. Consequently, the non-signature of Nico Williams is only attributable to the mistrust of the Liga president towards the player's agent, as well as the player himself and his family.
Secret documents have leaked
Following the meeting between the president of the Liga and that of the Athletic Club of Bilbao, confidential financial information concerning FC Barcelona were communicated to Nico Williams. This information was exaggerated to arouse the concern of the player's family and convince them to include a release clause devoid of all logic.
Following this alleged information exchange, Athletic leaders would have relayed financial concerns to Williams and his advisers. This revelation prompted the winger's team to request a conditional liberating clause in any possible contract with Barcelona, a clause that the Board of Directors of the Blaugrana did not want to accept, invoking the absence of preceding or legal logic for such a clause. a condition.
