According to SPORT, Barcelona is still optimistic about completing Nico Williams’ transfer in the next few days and is getting ready to pay his release clause, which is worth roughly €62 million (€58 million plus inflation adjustment).
This week is important to the La Liga winners, who want to finish the payment by July 9th, when Athletic Club resumes training. The goal is to prevent a situation in which the player has to return to the Basque club.
According to the source, Barcelona admits that there has been some conflict recently between Nico Williams’ agent, Felix Tainta, and the club’s sporting department. Barcelona has consistently promised that Nico will be registered with La Liga, but Tainta has been demanding assurances.
According to the story, Tainta may have asked for a specific condition to be added to the player’s contract, like the one Dani Olmo had last summer, that would have allowed the player to depart for free if they were not registered.
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Barcelona, however, is unlikely to accept such a condition, especially after agreeing to pay the entire €62 million release clause. Any essential guarantees will be addressed in other ways, according to the Catalans.
According to Mundo Deportivo, that is raising concerns about what is taking place in Barcelona as they become irritated with Williams’ demands. Following the Dani Olmo scandal at the beginning of 2025, the winger seeks guarantees that Barcelona would be able to sign him as a La Liga player for the upcoming season without any problems.
Now that Williams has returned to Spain from his summer vacation, talks will move into a crucial stage as Barcelona demands that a deal be finalized before they begin preseason training on July 13.
In order to maybe finalize the specifics, Williams is anticipated to be given a few more days of relaxation before Athletic Club begins on July 9.
His current team has indicated that they are prepared to ask La Liga to investigate Barcelona’s financial plans and whether there are any problems that might result in a block, which would pique the interest of Bayern Munich and Arsenal again.
