{"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":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">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<div class=\"article-addons\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/calendar-fc-barcelona.html\"\r\n       target=\"_self\"\r\n       title=\"Calendar of FC Barcelona\"\r\n       class=\"blue-gredient-btn\">\r\n       \r\n        Calendar of FC Barcelona    <\/a>\r\n<\/div>   <p>The president of <strong>FC Barcelona<\/strong>, <strong>Joan Laporta<\/strong>, gave an interview to <em>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 <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/official-marcus-rashford-new-fc-barcelona-player_313682_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fichajes\/oficial-marcus-rashford-nuevo-jugador-fc-barcelona_313682_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/official-marcus-rashford-new-fc-barcelona-player_313682_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"OFFICIAL: Marcus Rashford, new FC Barcelona player\">the incorporation of Marcus Rashford<\/a> in this summer market and how close the Catalan team was to obtaining the services of <strong>Nico Williams<\/strong> and <strong>Luis D\u00edaz<\/strong>, two options that the entity considered to reinforce the left wing.<\/p>  <h2>Laporta preferred Rashford as reinforcement for the left wing<\/h2>  <p>Regarding the signing of <strong>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>  <blockquote> <p>&#8220;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&#8221;<\/p> <\/blockquote>  <p>Likewise, <em><strong>Jan<\/strong><\/em> recognized that he did not see the arrival of <strong><em>Lucho<\/em> D\u00edaz<\/strong> with bad eyes, but he also detailed the complexities surrounding an incorporation of such magnitude: &#8220;It is true that I also liked Luis D\u00edaz, a very complete player, <strong>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.&#8221;<\/p>  <div class=\"media media-image\" data-ck-asset-wrapper=\"\"> <div class=\"media-item\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Luis D\u00edaz in the match between Liverpool and Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League\" data-id=\"1498505\" data-resize=\"9\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/fcbn-554a565bd0816c2359bcab72c462cc7a.jpeg\" title=\"Luis D\u00edaz in the match between Liverpool and Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League\" width=\"1000\"><div class=\"media-title\">Luis D\u00edaz in the match between Liverpool and Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>  <h2>Why Nico Williams&#8217; signing for FC Barcelona fell through<\/h2>  <p>In that line, <strong>Laporta<\/strong> spoke for the first time about the <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/harsh-accusations-tebas-torpedoed-nico-williams-signing-for-barca_313427_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fichajes\/tebas-frustro-fichaje-nico-barcelona-acusacion-galan_313427_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/harsh-accusations-tebas-torpedoed-nico-williams-signing-for-barca_313427_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Harsh accusations: Tebas torpedoed Nico Williams' signing for Bar\u00e7a\">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>  <p>&#8220;What happened with <strong>Nico Williams<\/strong> happened. And in view of the fact that <strong>Luis&#8217;s<\/strong> was complicated and that we were in the process of negotiating with <strong>Rashford<\/strong>, <strong>Nico&#8217;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,&#8221; he began by saying.<\/p>  <div class=\"cke-element cke-element--102\"><section class=\"c-related-article\"><figure class=\"c-image__fig\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fc-barcelona\/barcelona-indignado-plante-nico-williams_313365_102.html\" title=\"Una petici\u00f3n y una fecha marcada la clave de Nico Williams para llegar al Bar\u00e7a\" class=\"c-image__imglink\"><picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/fcbn-5a9ad0daa63ad615507bc6070f0051b1.jpeg\" alt=\"Una petici\u00f3n y una fecha marcada la clave de Nico Williams para llegar al Bar\u00e7a\" title=\"Una petici\u00f3n y una fecha marcada la clave de Nico Williams para llegar al Bar\u00e7a\" class=\"c-image__img\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture><\/a>     <\/figure><div class=\"c-related-article__wrapper\">         <p class=\"c-related-article__avantitle\">Related<\/p>         <h4 class=\"c-related-article__title\">             <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fc-barcelona\/barcelona-indignado-plante-nico-williams_313365_102.html\" title=\"Bar\u00e7a explodes at Nico Williams' 'no' and his renewal with Athletic\" class=\"c-related-article__link\">                 Bar\u00e7a explodes at Nico Williams&#8217; &#8216;no&#8217; and his renewal with Athletic             <\/a>         <\/h4>     <\/div> <\/section><\/div>  <p>Beyond this, the manager explained the reason why the operation did not end up materializing, even though everything seemed on track:<\/p>  <p>&#8220;He said that we should at least listen, because he is an interesting player, who holds the wing. There were negotiations, but from what they told us to what it finally was, <strong>there was a lot of difference: in the payment terms, in the agent&#8217;s commission and a series of variables that already had signs that the operation would not occur<\/strong>. Deco set a &#8216;deadline&#8217; of 48 hours and, if they did not accept our conditions, we were not going to do the operation. In the end, it was not done. In parallel, we worked with the other two, and <strong>Rashford&#8217;s<\/strong> was clarified,&#8221; he emphasized.<\/p>  <h2>Rashford fulfills his dream of wearing the Bar\u00e7a shirt<\/h2>  <p>Already in the purely linked field to the signing of <strong>Marcus Rashford<\/strong> by <strong>FC Barcelona<\/strong>, <strong>Laporta<\/strong> clarified the great expectations that are placed on the arrival of the English winger, who, at all times, made clear his desire to be a &#8216;cul\u00e9&#8217;:<\/p>  <p>&#8220;We are very happy because a player of great quality is coming, with a great age to come to Bar\u00e7a and <strong>with an extraordinary motivation.<\/strong> Personally, I have verified the illusion that it makes him come. One of his virtues is that he is sincere. His dream was to play at United all his life. He arrived at the age of seven and was born there with an interesting life. He wanted to be a &#8216;One club man&#8217;. It is nice that a player says this with all sincerity,&#8221; he said.<\/p>  <p><strong><em>Jan<\/em><\/strong> added: &#8220;But when a situation occurs in his life that he did not expect, <strong>the team that he had always liked is Bar\u00e7a.<\/strong> He had faced us and had Bar\u00e7a on the radar. He was loaned to Aston Villa so that it could be seen that he is the best player ever, the best in England, and he says that <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/fc-barcelona\/marcus-rashford-confident-in-winning-titles-with-barcelona_313685_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fc-barcelona\/marcus-rashford-confiado-triunfar-con-barcelona-es-lugar-ideal-ganar_313685_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/fc-barcelona\/marcus-rashford-confident-in-winning-titles-with-barcelona_313685_102.html\" ideal=\"\" is=\"\" it=\"\" place=\"\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" the=\"\" title=\"Marcus Rashford, confident in winning titles with Bar\u00e7a: \" to=\"\" win=\"\">his greatest motivation is to win the Champions League with Bar\u00e7a<\/a> and the World Cup with England.&#8221;<\/p>  <p>Finally, <strong>Laporta<\/strong> surrendered to the conditions of the English striker: &#8220;<strong>We have him very motivated. He has come strong as a rock, he is very excited<\/strong>, <strong>he has entered well with his teammates and I am very happy because two years ago he won us in the Europa League. He made the difference in the tie and that is why I am very happy that he has come<\/strong>,&#8221; he concluded.<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laporta spoke clearly: Rashford was his favorite and explained why the options of Luis D\u00edaz and Nico Williams fell through. Find out here The president of FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta, gave an interview to Mundo Deportivo in which he made many statements that will give a lot to talk about soon. 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