It is information that has dominated news in Spain for 24 hours. Nico Williams' agent, Félix Tainta, had an appointment with Deco, the sports director of FC Barcelona, to discuss the future of his foal. It turns out that the cutles need a left corridor winger for next season and targets several elements. Luis Diaz costs a priori too expensive since Liverpool claims € 80 million, and Ivan Perisic, free in two weeks, are the other two tracks.
According to our information, Nico Williams would be hot to come against a salary of around € 12 million raw year -round. He had the same requirements last year. As a year ago, Nico Williams is courted by the Catalan stable. The case did not conclude itself last year, just after the thunderous Euro which had devoted Spain and revealed in the eyes of the world the 22 -year -old. But the many contacts had not been very well received on the side of the Basque Country.
Athletic did not appreciate the appointment
The management of Bilbao saw it as an intense pressing which was mainly used to put pressure on the Spanish international, even though the abutments did not have the means to line up on the € 58 million of the release clause. This first step is still very present in the heads in Bilbao and the meeting of yesterday did not help things to believe the latest information of Sport. Especially since this interview had to remain … discreet, not to say secret.
The fact remains that the Athletic did not appreciate much to learn this, at the same time when the club started discussions to extend the player's contract, which currently runs until 2027. Relations were not already in good fixed between the two directions, they may harden a little. The Athletic takes this meeting as an act of distrust also vis-à-vis the representative of Nico Williams. The latter already knows that he has toasted a cartridge, that of negotiating a downward departure compared to the € 58 million required by the clause.
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