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News reaching the rounds now is that Nico Williams has signed a new 8 years with Athletic Bilbao which means he will still stay in the club until the summer of 2035. This is big blow to Barcelona as they were keen on signing him but because of registration issues they couldn't get him on time. But there's a release clause attached to it but the truth is, the money is now more than the previous amount Barcelona would have bought him for. Nico Williams now has a release clause of €90+, big blow for Barcelona.

It seems that Nico is really disappointed with Barcelona just because of a trivial problem, namely the difficulty of registering new players in La Liga and choosing to renew the contract with Atletico, now Barcelona chances are tightly closed because with this new contract, Nico release clause has also increased sharply. I think many Blaugrana fans are disappointed with this failure because they cannot see the Nico and Yamal duet next season.

Nico Williams is still young and if he can play well for the next seasons, then other big clubs will be interested in him. It was a good move by Bilbao when they offered him a new long-term contract. Nico Williams can be an asset for them if he continues to show good performance. Barcelona's expectations may not be met for this season. But we don't know what will happen for the next seasons.

I don't think that anything will change next season on Barcelona financial situation, because they need to improve their financial strength and that cannot be done within a season. Barcelona needs to find a means in which they can solve their financial difficulties so that they can buy players of their choice in order to strengthen the team.