Bayern Munich was interested in signing the player, but I don’t know what stopped them from making an offer for him when the deal with Barcelona failed. Though the player was keen to move to Barcelona, the deal collapsed after the player stated worries about registration issues. Bayern Munich might failed to make an offer for the player due to the new deal he signed with Athletic Bilbao, and they choose to go for Luiz Diaz, who is 28 years old.
Everyone thought Barcelona would sign Nico William from Athletic Bilbao because the deal was almost done. I personally believe that Nico and Barcelona had already made suicide agreements with each other, but when everyone thought the deal was done, Nico came out and announced that he had signed a new contract with Athletic Bilbao. But what I observed there was that Nico William was afraid of the registration difficulty that Barcelona has been having since last year. Nico William knew what was good for him, so no one faulted his decision. Even Bayern Munich was interested in signing Nico William, but the player refused to join them.
It is very difficult for Atletico Madrid to win the title from the position that Real Madrid and Barcelona are in now. This is not to underestimate Atletico Madrid, but in terms of team strength and experience, Atletico Madrid is a little weaker than these two teams. Atletico Madrid occupied the top spot last season, but they could not hold it in the end. They lack some consistency and have some shortcomings in playing well under pressure. In that respect, Real Madrid and Barcelona will definitely be ahead. The upcoming season has not started yet, but considering their recent form, Atletico Madrid will fail to build a strong competition with Barcelona and Real Madrid.
It will be very difficult for Atletico Madrid to compete with Real Madrid and Barcelona because the two teams are more stronger ATM, like last season ATM were performing well in the beginning and middle of the season, but the excessive number of matches that they played was what affected them and caused them to end the season trophyless. One thing about their manager's strategy is that they don't put too much pressure on the opposition with attacks he always play defensive game, and any team that plays defense without enough players it will affect the entire team, which is what happened to them last season. However, with some new players they are bringing in, I believe they will perform better than they did the previous season and contend for a trophy this year.