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BARÇA, ONE SIGNING AWAY FROM RETURN TO THE TOP

With the three stars together... FC Barcelona will have the best forward in the world

Published:25/07/2024 - 01:09h

Updated:26/07/2024 - 04:25h

FC Barcelona is getting closer to signing Nico Williams to complete a luxury trident alongside Lamine Yamal and Lewandowski. The Blaugrana will have vertigo, magic, dribbling and goals in an attack line that undoubtedly already 'scares' the world of football

Calendar of FC Barcelona

Nico Williams, Lamine Yamal and Robert Lewandowski are going to form, if nothing strange happens, the forward line of FC Barcelona 2024-2025. This is the culés' plan and the normal thing is that it can come true, since there is money to pay the 58 million euros of the Navarrese's termination clause, who is almost convinced to leave Bilbao and land in Barcelona.The Barcelona fans continue working on the agreement and everything seems to indicate that they could close it definitively during the next week.

For months now, Barça has found a problem on its left wing. After the brutal appearance of Lamine Yamal on the right, the hole on the other side became even more evident. Joao Félix was the bet for last season, but after showing tremendous irregularity for months, Xavi decided to take advantage of Yamal's great performance to replace Raphinha on the left side. The Brazilian, as usual, gave an interesting level, scoring goals and giving assists, but he did not appear 100% adapted or comfortable, making it clear that in the long term he would not be a 'top' solution for the position.

Nico Williams, the best market option for Barça

With this panorama, the Blaugrana team looked for a left winger in the market that was economically viable, that did not ask for an exorbitant salary, that fit in, that could adapt quickly and that, in addition to being present, also had a future. That's when Nico Williams' name started to gain 'weight', since he met all the conditions. Some member of the Barcelona board had some doubts about him, but his spectacular Euro Cup dispelled each and every one of them.

With the still Athletic player, Barça is going to sign a winger who enjoys running into space, who is tremendously fast, who has a great one-on-one, who increasingly has a better shot and more goals, and who can go both ways. the right, going diagonally to look for a door, as well as the left, since he has a good left foot and is very capable of placing the center with his 'bad'. He is just what the team needed on that wing and will undoubtedly raise the level of the forward line a notch or two.

Lamine Yamal y Nico Williams celebran un gol de España
Lamine Yamal y Nico Williams celebrate a goal for Spain

With the youngest of the Williams, Hansi Flick's men will go from only having a threat on the right, to having it on both sides, with all that that entails. Lamine is a born dribbler and he alone has already shown that he can generate danger from one on one, and that he also has enough vision and 'touch' to find passing lines for his teammates when they close him down. The problem with this is that as soon as they did any double marking, Barcelona's ideas went away and their attack became flat and boring. On the other hand, with Nico on the left, everything will be much more difficult for the rivals and it will be difficult for them to 'turn off' both players.

Lewandowski, near the area to take advantage of Nico and Lamine's passes

But for two wingers to shine and be able to bring out their best assisting and scoring version, a good complement is usually needed, whether it be a '9' or a playmaker who acts as such. In this case, the plan at least until 2025 is for Lewandowski to be the main support for the two 'children'. The Pole is already far from his best level, but he still has the goal in his blood and that with two assistants as 'top' as his two teammates are can be a lethal weapon.

The one from Warsaw will no longer need to go down as much to receive and his main mission next year should be to play as close to the goal as possible to find the centers and passes from Yamal and Williams. The variety of shots and shots that Lewy has is incredible and that is why if Flick manages to get him close to the rival goal, the forward could swell with goals, even more than in his first two seasons at Barcelona.

The reality, although the Madridistas and anti-Barcelonistas do not want to acknowledge it, is that if Nico and Lamine are at the level shown in the Euro Cup, and Lewandowski manages to play as he did from January to June, FC Barcelona will have one of the best forwards in the world, but the best. That of City, with Grealish, Haaland and Foden; that of Real Madrid, with Vinicius, Mbappé and Rodrygo; or Bayern's, with Musiala, Kane and Sané, are undoubtedly top in the world, but at their best level, Barça's should have no reason to envy any of them.