{"id":23902,"date":"2025-07-24T21:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/laporta-details-the-signing-of-rashford-and-why-luis-diaz-and-nico-williams-did-not-arrive_313705_102\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:22:09","slug":"laporta-details-the-signing-of-rashford-and-why-luis-diaz-and-nico-williams-did-not-arrive_313705_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/fc-barcelona\/laporta-details-the-signing-of-rashford-and-why-luis-diaz-and-nico-williams-did-not-arrive_313705_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Laporta details the signing of Rashford and why Luis D\u00edaz and Nico Williams did not arrive"},"content":{"rendered":"

Laporta spoke clearly: Rashford was his favorite and explained why the options of Luis D\u00edaz and Nico Williams fell through. Find out here<\/h2> \r\n
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The president of FC Barcelona<\/strong>, Joan Laporta<\/strong>, gave an interview to Mundo Deportivo<\/em> in which he made many statements that will give a lot to talk about soon. The Azulgrana president had the opportunity to, among other things, talk about the incorporation of Marcus Rashford<\/a> in this summer market and how close the Catalan team was to obtaining the services of Nico Williams<\/strong> and Luis D\u00edaz<\/strong>, two options that the entity considered to reinforce the left wing.<\/p>

Laporta preferred Rashford as reinforcement for the left wing<\/h2>

Regarding the signing of Marcus Rashford<\/strong>, he admitted that the English striker was the available option that he liked the most to reinforce the left wing, expressing his good feelings with the arrival of the British attacker.<\/p>

“It has been a more complicated terrain than that of the goal due to the opinions that came from all sides. There were several options and I am very happy because we have ended up getting the option that I liked the most”<\/p> <\/blockquote>

Likewise, Jan<\/strong><\/em> recognized that he did not see the arrival of Lucho<\/em> D\u00edaz<\/strong> with bad eyes, but he also detailed the complexities surrounding an incorporation of such magnitude: “It is true that I also liked Luis D\u00edaz, a very complete player, but due to his circumstances, with a very entrenched Liverpool, it was complicated<\/strong>. Although I thank the player who wanted to come at all times.”<\/p>

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Luis D\u00edaz in the match between Liverpool and Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>

Why Nico Williams’ signing for FC Barcelona fell through<\/h2>

In that line, Laporta<\/strong> spoke for the first time about the frustrated signing of Nico Williams by FC Barcelona<\/a>, stating that the player from Pamplona, in principle, was not among his main options to reinforce the left wing of the club:<\/p>

“What happened with Nico Williams<\/strong> happened. And in view of the fact that Luis’s<\/strong> was complicated and that we were in the process of negotiating with Rashford<\/strong>, Nico’s agent came offering the possibility of signing him<\/strong>. Deco told me about it. I, in principle, preferred to work on the other two options, but in these cases I always listen to the sports management,” he began by saying.<\/p>