Barcelona still has to pay the Nico Williams release clause, despite the fact that the Basque winger probably corresponds to the conditions with a contract with the Blaugrana. They made Williams their top objective this summer, but doubts about Barcelona's ability to register the 22-year-old.
As a result, the Blaugrana searched for ways to offer Williams and his agent some confidence in their ability to do this. Although Barcelona would provide the guarantees mentioned, the deal has yet to be completed. Barcelona has now established a time limit to get the deal of July 13 when they return to the training for the preseason. Athletic is back on the field on ninth July, but there is a chance that Williams will get a few extra days to continue to rest after his international tasks, or to close a deal.
Williams and his agent demand some protection on Barcelona's ability to register and had asked that a release clause would be inserted in the deal: if Williams was not registered, Barcelona would agree that Williams leaves for free.
However, Barcelona has been informed that the investment of € 58 million they would do in Williams is too much to endanger such a clause, say Sport. Their solution they will offer to the Basque star is to insert a release clause of € 58 million if it is not registered, so that he can leave the club for the same money in case.
Part of the reason for the difficult situation is that Barcelona is struggling to sell some of their players this summer. There seems to be no sign of a large exit on the horizon, and even those of Andreas Christensen leave. More small sales such as Pablo Torre, Ansu Fati and Pau Victor can help, but it is not yet clear whether they will be enough to erase the salary space for Williams.