Nico Williams has been in Hansi Flick's plans from the start. So for Barcelona getting Nico Williams was a top priority from the start. However, financial constraints were also an obstacle from the start. And then the obstacle this time came from Nico Williams who demanded a guarantee so that Nico could be registered. Meanwhile, Barcelona cannot guarantee this. And I think Barcelona really have to make a quick decision. Because yes, Bayern are also eyeing Nico Williams. But Nico Williams himself has wanted to join Barcelona since last season. So, personally, Barcelona remains ahead in the race for Nico Williams in the transfer market this time. Another surprising news is that Real Madrid is also starting to show interest in Nico. And yes, with this, Barcelona really can't delay any longer if they are serious about wanting Nico. And Barcelona really has to try to provide a guarantee to register Nico when he officially joins.
You guys need to disregard a lot of the news you see online, especially the news that is not from trusted journalists. A lot of what they report is lies, especially about a club like Barcelona that drives a lot of traffic.
Why do you think Barcelona will spend 60 million Euros to sign a player they're not sure they can register? You have to consider that this club don't have the luxury to just throw money around, and yet, we are supposed to believe they will sign a player for such an amount, a player they have made their priority and not have guarantees that they can register him? I always wonder why people could believe that.
The only people causing issues about this deal are Bilbao. They don't want their player to go to a "rival". Not like Barcelona is their rival. The same thing Espanyol did with Joan Garcia.
Bilbao were ready to accept payment of 3 instalments from Bayern Munich, but Nico wanted Barcelona. Bilbao felt Barcelona didn't have the money to pay, so they asked for the full amount upfront and no instalments. When Barcelona agreed to pay, they were surprised and went to the league to complain that Barcelona shouldn't have that much money and that the league should stop them. It's pretty ridiculous if you ask me.
Well, since its release clause, Barcelona don't have to negotiate with Bilbao. There are reports that the release clause will be paid this Friday, and Barcelona are pretty confident.