It is a real humiliation that FC Barcelona has just undergone. In its history, the Catalan club has rarely been snubbed by players playing in less upscale stables. And yet. While he thought he could finally recruit Nico Williams (22), Barça discovered with amazement the official announcement of the extension of the 2024 European Champion until 2035.
A clause did everything to the top
The Blaugranas are logically struck, but must be re -stated immediately to forget this bitter failure. According to the latest indiscretions from the Catalan press, Luis Diaz (Liverpool) and Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) would now be the two main options. In the meantime, the Spanish media are starting to gradually reveal the underside of this historic and above all unexpected extension. In his columns, Sport We tell us that everything was played for a clause story between Deco and the player's agent, Félix Tainta.
The latter met well the sports director of Barça last June to tell him the desire for his foal to evolve alongside Lamine Yamal next season. Deco wanted Luis Diaz, but Joan Laporta forced him to go for Williams, judged by the Catalan president as a sporting and marketing XXL. The agent still clarified in Deco that the Williams clan remained worried about the idea of not being able to be scored by the Cules, as what had happened to Dani Olmo. Faced with these concerns, Barça assured Tainta that he had the money to pay the clause. However, Barça remained unable to guarantee the player's registration 100%. This was followed by Javier Tebas' declaration ensuring that Barça was currently unable to register Nico Williams. Words that made the game of Athletic.
«We consider that it was the agent who made an operation that was complete»
The Basques never dropped the idea of extending their number 10 by offering it a historic contract. Except that Bilbao did not publicize his plan, unlike Barça which accumulated public declarations, announcing that the transfer was almost settled. Faced with this situation, Tainta then proposed to insert a clause in the contract allowing Williams to free himself in the event that Barça cannot register it. A proposal swept away by the blaugranas who made everything to the condom. The Athletic then arose and took advantage of the situation to convince its player to extend. The video of the announcement turned last night in the greatest secrecy. The Athletic even went so far as to erase the tag “Win 2035” directed by Nico Williams on the famous fresco of the Williams brothers so as not to arouse suspicion … before putting it back once the extension announced.
What about Barça in all of this? If Joan Laporta has not yet spoken, a member of the club spoke to the microphone of the Chain ser. “He (the player, editor's note) came to pick us up and asked us for a release clause (in the event of non-registration). We could not accept it. He also asked us for a date in July to register it. The agent told us that he could negotiate a payment in several times. We consider that it was the agent who made an operation that was complete, because he defends the interests of the Athletic Club, of which he owns several players, and he risked grilling. We are going to look for another winger, we will do something on the transfer market ”. Finally, RAC1 Ensures that Barça has closed the club doors to Nico Williams forever.
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