Barcelona wants to make a big attacking signing this summer and a shortlist of Doelen has already been drawn up by sports director Deco. Luis Diaz, Rafael Leao and Alexander Isak belong to the players who are being considered, but one player who is not very common in the thoughts of Can Barca is Nico Williams.
Last summer, Barcelona pushed very hard to sign Williams before he finally turned the opportunity to move from Athletic Club. However, he stayed on the radar of the club before 2025, although they would be dealing with strong competition from clubs in the Premier League, including Arsenal and Liverpool.
Those clubs have Williams high on their respective shortlists, but not Barcelona. MD has provided further details about the situation and declares that it is expected that the Catalan giants will not be made.
Barcelona remained very disappointed about Williams' decision to reject a movement last summer, and this left a bad taste in the mouth. Moreover, this time, club officials also see the 22-year-old at a lower level, given that he has not had a particularly striking season with Athletic.
Finally, the institutional relations between Barcelona and Athletic also had an impact. Last summer, the latter were very pronounced in condemning the interest shown in Williams, to the point where legal steps were threatened when the Catalans activated the player's release clause. Moreover, Los Leones is one of the clubs pronounced about the Negreira case, and this has also sent the relationship.
Athletic will certainly not mind if Barcelona does not go for Williams, because their idea is to keep his services for many years to come. However, they could find it difficult to prevent him from leaving for the Premier League.
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