Athletic does not consider Nico Williams lost despite the strong interest from FC Barcelona

Published:9/07/2024 - 09:41h

Updated:9/07/2024 - 09:41h

Nico Williams could be the big name of the summer market, at least in LaLiga. The striker is at the top of FC Barcelona's list of future prospects, but despite this, and having an exit clause, Athletic Club does not renounce his continuity

The FC Barcelona began the current week with his president Joan Laporta ensuring that the club "can aspire" to the operation by Nico Williams, confirming besides his own illusion by the incorporation of the young forward of the Athletic Club. The culés know very well that of the another side the answer is clear and there will be possible negotiation, by what if the player abandons Bilbao will be with the previous payment of clause, valued in some 58 million euros.

Nico renewed in December until 2027 with a clause of rescission from among 55 and 58 million euros in this first summer, as they have explained diverse informations from the past month of December. The forward remained free and renewed to give stability to the club, and to him same, guaranteeing an economic insurance for the Athletic in case to leave in the short term, something that seems that it will finish occurring this summer, especially after his big Eurocopa with Spain.

The Athletic will try not giving eases in the operation and keep to Nico

However, 'Mark' explains that the Athletic trusts that it can delay the wish of the Barça and of other 'big' of fichar to the footballer and of the own Nico to change of airs this year. The information aims that in Saint Mamés wanted to appeal to the factor that the extreme play Europe League beside his brother Iñaki Williams, the one who precisely has been another of the players that the Athletic attained to keep in his staff in spite of having had important offers to go out between 2018 and 2020.

The Basque club knows very well that it will not be able to struggle from the economic

It is thus that the Basques trust to open the course with Nico in the staff, although having clear also that exists a high probability of a course advanced of the footballer that will fulfil 22 years of age next Friday. The Athletic does not pretend to improve a wage that already increased in December and knowing besides that if the Barça wants to ficharle will be paying him a better wage to Nico, by what would not have case assume a posture of 'war' of biddings with the culés, or with any another interested.