{"id":135292,"date":"2025-06-15T20:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T18:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/signing-at-risk-barcelona-doubts-about-nico-williams_313077_102\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:36:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:36:37","slug":"signing-at-risk-barcelona-doubts-about-nico-williams_313077_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/signing-at-risk-barcelona-doubts-about-nico-williams_313077_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Signing at risk? Bar\u00e7a’s doubts about Nico Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Bar\u00e7a board still doesn’t clearly see the signing of Nico Williams. Although the winger is ‘crazy’ to wear the Blaugrana shirt, the operation is financially complex for the ‘Cul\u00e9s’<\/h2> \r\n
\r\n \r\n \r\n Calendar of FC Barcelona <\/a>\r\n<\/div>

The meeting between Deco and the representative of Nico Williams<\/a>, F\u00e9lix Tainta, reopened FC Barcelona’s options to sign the Athletic Club winger. An operation that seemed discarded, with Luis D\u00edaz<\/a> being the best-profiled forward to reinforce the ‘Cul\u00e9’ left flank.<\/p>

In principle, the Blaugrana board sees the signing of the Colombian footballer as more feasible<\/strong>, beyond Liverpool’s position to negotiate a transfer in the order of 70 million euros. Nico’s clause remains at 58 ‘kilos’, but Athletic demands its immediate payment to let him go.<\/p>

With the ‘Reds’, however, a payment in installments can be agreed and the operation would have a much wider margin for negotiation. And it is that Liverpool is in no hurry to sell, while ‘Lucho’ is also willing to wait<\/strong> until the last days of the summer market for a Blaugrana offer.<\/p>

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Related<\/p>

Luis D\u00edaz: wink to Bar\u00e7a and Liverpool open to sell <\/a> <\/h4> <\/div> <\/section><\/div>

The situation with the younger of the Williams, however, demands greater urgency. The ’10’ already closed the door to Bar\u00e7a last summer for delaying negotiations more than necessary<\/strong>.<\/p>

This year, his position is less radical, but the ‘Cul\u00e9’ board must understand that there are other clubs willing to pay his clause<\/strong>. In addition, relations between Athletic and the Blaugrana team are at one of their most tense moments.<\/p>

Athletic’s position: An impossible agreement?<\/h2>
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Nico Williams in a match against Alav\u00e9s<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>

For Athletic, the position regarding Nico’s future is clear: the team that wants to sign him must pay the full amount of his clause immediately. The relationship between the Bilbao team and Bar\u00e7a has deteriorated in the last two years<\/strong> due to several factors, including Basque criticism of the Blaugrana team for the ‘Negreira case’.<\/p>

Both the fans and the board of the ‘lions’ lashed out at the ‘Cul\u00e9s’ since the scandal broke, although the investigations have not yet identified any guilt in Barcelona. Athletic also openly criticized the registration of Dani Olmo last January<\/strong>, alleging government interference in the case.<\/p>

“A political body enters and authorizes it. These are strange things that we are not used to and the fans are not used to either<\/strong>“, said the president of the Basque team, Jon Uriarte, at the time. Tensions between Bar\u00e7a and Athletic worsened last summer, when Nico himself made public his desire to sign for the Blaugrana team.<\/p>

Therefore, if the ‘Cul\u00e9s’ want to secure the transfer of the younger of the Williams, they will have to do it in the same way as with Joan Garc\u00eda<\/a>: negotiating directly with the footballer and, subsequently, proceeding to pay his clause.<\/p>

In addition, Athletic knows the interest of teams such as Bayern Munich and Arsenal<\/strong>, so they prefer to negotiate directly with both so as not to see their star shining in LaLiga with a direct rival. However, the winger has the last word and his agent has already made it clear to Deco the intention to play in Barcelona.<\/p>

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Related<\/p>

Bar\u00e7a reactivates the Nico Williams route after a key summit <\/a> <\/h4> <\/div> <\/section><\/div>

The economic obstacle: Can Bar\u00e7a pay Nico Williams?<\/h2>

As things stand, FC Barcelona may have an advantage in negotiations with the 22-year-old winger, but this changes nothing regarding the payment of his clause. Including the CPI, the operation amounts to 64 million euros<\/strong>, money that, for the moment, the club does not have to proceed.<\/p>

The signing of Joan Garc\u00eda left Bar\u00e7a short of cash and, although income is expected from other departures (Ter Stegen, I\u00f1aki Pe\u00f1a, Pablo Torre, Ansu Fati…<\/strong>), these operations may take time to close. <\/p>

Hence, before June 30, it is very difficult for the Blaugrana team to close the transfer of Nico Williams. The player will do everything possible to clear the way for the ‘Cul\u00e9s’<\/strong>, while Hansi Flick has already given the ‘Ok’ to his signing. Will this market novel have a happy ending?<\/p>

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Related<\/p>

Nico Williams, closer to Bar\u00e7a: Flick already called him <\/a> <\/h4> <\/div> <\/section><\/div>