FC BARCELONA
Flick, disappointed with Nico Williams after turning his back on Barça
Published:4/07/2025 - 22:52h
Updated:6/07/2025 - 08:46h
The collapse of Nico Williams' signing by Barça has wreaked havoc throughout the entire Barça team. Hansi Flick would be very disappointed with the player
The next few days were expected to be a celebration for FC Barcelona if they managed to close the incorporation of Nico Williams. However, the operation did not come to fruition, as the left winger decided to renew until 2035 with Athletic Club de Bilbao, causing disappointment in the coach of the Barça team, Hansi Flick.
In this sense, according to the program 'Todo Cuesta' of Catalunya Radio, Flick, in addition to feeling disappointed with the forward, believed that the '10' from Pamplona could be an important piece in Barça.
Similarly, 'Todo Cuesta' indicated that people close to the German technical director think that the player's agent, Félix Tainta, would have been the main person responsible for Nico Williams closing the door to what seemed to be an imminent change of scenery.
Nico-Barça, an agreement without effect
The impact of Nico's non-signing by Barcelona is of great proportion because, a few weeks ago, specifically on June 19, the journalist Fabrizio Romano announced that the '16' of 'La Roja' and the Blaugrana team had reached an agreement.
Thus, Romano spoke of figures and years of contract. According to Fabrizio, the player and the club at that time reached a contractual agreement for Nico to wear the Blaugrana shirt until 2031, with an estimated net salary of between 7 and 8 million euros per season.
Likewise, rumors also pointed out that the '10's desire to reach Barça was so great that he had lowered his economic expectations so that the Catalan team would not have any problem betting on him.
A few days later, the journalist Edu Velasco Jr. revealed in 'El Chiringuito de Jugones' that Nico had also expressed to Athletic his desire to play in Barça.
The interest was from both sides: Flick contacted him
The desire to unite the paths was mutual. According to the program 'Jijantes' of Gerard Romero, Flick came to have contacts with the player to explain in depth the details of the sports project of the Catalan team.
After this information, the signing seemed to be on track, but as the days went by, other versions began to emerge indicating that Barça could not guarantee the registration of the '10' due to financial fair play problems, and due to the uncertainty surrounding the income that the club needed to comply with the 1/1 rule, which would have ended up triggering Nico's renewal with 'los leones'.
In this context, Flick's disappointment is not surprising, as the coach was also very excited about the possible arrival of the left winger, who ended up declining the possibility of being a Barça player.
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