Although both were repeatedly connected with others in recent months, it seems that Nico Williams and Barcelona can be the transfersaga of the summer for a second year. The Agent Felix Tainta of Williams met director Barcelona director of Football Deco on Friday, who seems to have waved the business in a different direction.
Williams has been associated with Chelsea and Arsenal in recent months, but Bayern Munich was the strongest side to take a step for him in recent weeks and had conversations with his camp. Tainta, however, announced Barcelona that William's was desperate for a move to Barcelona, and that led to a change in planning.
Of course Barcelona has been flirting with Liverpool -wing player Luis Diaz and he has been cited as their top priority for some time by various points of sale. Nevertheless, the reported limit of € 60 million, combined with the asking price of Liverpool of € 80-85 million, always made negotiation difficult.
Moreover, El Chiringuito adds that Liverpool does not want to negotiate with Barcelona. They say that the Reds are not happy with earlier deals with Barcelona, and not like doing business with them, which suggests that the Blaugrana may have missed payment data. It may therefore be the case that Barcelona Diaz no longer sees as a feasible option.
However, the great shift comes from Barcelona president Joan Laporta. He was reluctant to chase Williams for the second time, but several sources, including Cadena Cope, now say that Laporta has been influenced to change thoughts, one of the crucial factors is that William's is desperate to become a member of Barcelona and has not set any demands about a movement about his registration.
Other factors are that Williams would be welcomed by the dressing room, and manager Hansi Flick also loves the signing, although he was also on board the signing of Diaz. Some Barcelona players have also transferred Williams' wish to sign directly to Laporta for the club, with the 22-year-old a well-documented Frienship with Lamine Yamal.
Diaz remains a candidate for Barcelona, but they are now studying the financial viability of signing Williams. RAC1 says that the Catalan giants believe that they have the capacity to do this, but others have previously stated that a large sale may be needed, or possibly a deal to pay Athletic Club in episodes. Williams has a release clause of € 58 million that must be paid in one go.