Barcelona is linked to a number of wing players this summer and Nico Williams now seems to be back in the context for a potential move to Catalonia. Their priority seems to be Liverpool wing player Luis Diaz, but Marcus Rashford is also in their thinking.
All three said that with obstacles for the Blaugrana. Most of them are financially, and in the past year both President Joan Laporta and director of Football Deco have noticed about the importance of a player who wants to come to Barcelona. What that means is sacrifices.
One of the requirements that Barcelona has made of their top trio of options is that they accept salaries under what they can earn elsewhere, MD say. Rashford has already made it clear that he is willing to take a big wages to become a member of the club. The wages of Diaz are not mainly a problem, because he currently 'only' earns € 3.5 million a year, while Williams has to take a wage reduction compared to what he could earn elsewhere, with a suggestion that he already has higher offers on the table.
The other factor to take into account are potential transfer costs. Diaz remains the best choice of Barcelona, ​​but they are not willing to reach the asking price of € 80-85 million that has been established by Liverpool. After depositing the money for the release clause from Joan Garcia, Barcelona cannot afford to do the same for Williams, who would cost € 62 million in one payment with taxes. He is the second choice.
In the meantime, Barcelona would prefer a loan agreement with an option to buy for Rashford, while United is happy to be a permanent sale of € 40-45 million. Barcelona has all asked three to be active parts in a deal with Barcelona, ​​and negotiate with their own clubs to facilitate a lower fee in the Diaz case, a more feasible payment plan in the Williams case and another deal structure in the instance of Rashford.