BARÇA IS NICO'S 'PLAN B'
Nico Williams will prioritize Barça if he does not renew with Athletic
Published:20/09/2023 - 19:19h
Updated:20/09/2023 - 19:20h
Barça is pending the situation between Nico Williams and Athletic Bilbao. The striker has already expressed his intention to stay in San Mamés, but the Catalans remain optimistic about the option of incorporating the Navarrese player if an agreement is not finally reached to renew his contract
The FC Barcelona has stood out in the last years by his skill to find bargains in the market, fichando players of renown without cost any, seducing them with an ambitious sportive project led by Xavi. In this occasion, one of the incorporations that the Barça is considering for 2024 and that fits perfectly in this description is Nico Williams.
The native forward of Pamplona, will finalise his agreement with the 'Lions of Saint Mamés' the next year. Although it has expressed his wish to follow dressing the T-shirt 'rojiblanca', has not revealed a lot of information on the negotiations and his progress. Therefore, the Catalan cast, that already has had a first contact with the surroundings of the player, is to the expectation of what can suceder in the next months, especially as a result of the recent information on the intentions of the '11'.
The Barça, the 'Plan B' of Nico Williams
According to the journalist Albert Fernández, during a transmission in the channel 'The Show of Paulinho' in Twitch, Nico Williams, the one who already has prioritised his process of renewal, would have fixed like main destination the City Condal in case of not arriving to an agreement with the AthleticBilbao . The one of Pamplona prefers to remain in LaLiga with the Barça, descartando the idea to go to the Premier League and, in particular, to clubs that find underneath of the half of the table.
Speaking of the interest of the balompié English, recently commented in the portal web 'Fichajes.com' that the Liverpool, team that looks for to reinforce his right extreme in case that Mohamed Salah do not continue in the 'Reds' the next season, would be considering to Williams like a possible replacement for the Egyptian.
Nico Williams, vital in the diagram of the Athletic Bilbao
For now, the attacker finds accelerating his recovery of a slight injury to moderate in the aductor average right, suffered while it played with Spain in the Nations League against Cyprus. The player of Pamplona has been fundamental in the aspirations of the Athletic Bilbao in this season, having participated in four meetings and contributed four assistances in the five days contested until the moment in LaLiga 2023/2024.
