Barcelona has faith in their new life transfer to sign Athletic Club wing player Nico Williams in the coming weeks.
La Blaugrana tried not to be infamous and was unable to land the Basque attacker last summer after his leading role in the UEFA Euro 2024 title win in Spain.
His dedication in Bilbao won the day because he chose to stay in the Estadio San Mames for at least another year to drive the team.
Despite the fact that he falls short in the semi-final of the UEFA Europa League, Williams and Co. A return to the Champions League for next season, in what could be a farewell gift from the 22-year-old.
Athletic Club has maintained confidence in their ability to maintain Williams, with the emotional attraction to stay with the club next to his brother Inaki and the prospect of a place in the Champions League.
However, those efforts seem to be in vain, in which Diario Sport reported earlier that Athletic Club has lost the hope that Williams will remain past the end of the summer transfer window.
They will not make an exit easy and are willing to demand its full release clause as a one-off payment.
With Athletic Club that may be approaching end game on Williams, they have repeated their position on his clause of € 62 million (€ 58 million, plus € 4 million to CPI).
Barcelona is willing to pay the full reimbursement – including CPI – to prevent further frustration in the conversations.
After the pattern of other deals in recent years, however, the Catalan giants cannot pay the amount in advance and want to split it for 2-3 years.
Athletic Club is expected to reject it, but according to Mundo Deportivo, Williams will ask the club hierarchy to regard the offer as a 'positive gesture' after his call to stay in Bilbao last summer.