World Sports: Barcelona suspects that Nico s agent and brother obstruct the transfer, the player talks about renewal while chatting

"World Sports" published an article reporting some inside information about Nico Williams' failure to transfer to Barcelona.

Barcelona's attempt to introduce Nico Williams completely failed last Friday, but the two sides experienced several tense standoffs and estrangement during the negotiations. "World Sports" exclusively learned some details.

It all started on June 13, when player agent Felix Tyneta met Deco in Barcelona, ​​he told Barcelona that the player hoped to restart the transfer plan that he failed to achieve last summer. This proactive proposal caught Barcelona off guard for three reasons. The first is that the timing is sudden, the second is that Chairman Laporta is still resentful of Nico's previous rejection, and the third is that the club's original plan this summer did not include him.

But the proposal is indeed attractive. Nikobe's number one target, Louis Dias, is six years younger, and only needs to pay the termination fee to avoid negotiations. The contract term and salary have been negotiated last year. However, when the oral agreement enters the contract formulation stage, conflicts break out. According to internal news from Barcelona, ​​Nico's agent suddenly requested to join the clause "if you cannot register, you can terminate the contract for free", a clause that has never been mentioned before was not mentioned before, even Olmo and Joan Garcia signed the contract.

Barcelona flatly refused, and the negotiations immediately fell into a deadlock. Around June 24, seeing that there was no progress in the transaction, Barcelona issued an ultimatum to the broker that the conditions must be accepted by Saturday, June 28, otherwise the negotiations will be terminated. Nico insists on the termination clause, claiming that players' right to employment when Barcelona cannot register. After the deadline, Barcelona immediately launched Plan B to contact Louis Dias. "World Sports" learned on June 30 that Nico Williams' negotiations have fallen into a dead end, and Barcelona restarted negotiations with Dias (previously maintaining contact was to leave a way out). Dias's agent even took the initiative to inform Barcelona that its clients are still eager to join.

Barcelona noticed that some of the actions taken by Athletic Bilbao to La Liga affected Nico and began to suspect that his agent (many of its players played for the team) and his brother Inaghi Williams, who is captaining Biba, were secretly obstructing the transfer.

Although Barcelona has ended on June 28, Nico still expressed his willingness to join the club directly, but insisted on requiring guarantee terms. At the same time, it conveys the urgency of hoping to complete the transfer before July 6, but always emphasizes that the term of the contract must be obtained. In the final stage of the negotiations, Barcelona, ​​who had lost patience, asked the agent to give a final reply immediately, and made it clear that it would never accept the term of the contract. On Thursday night, July 3, Barcelona learned that Nico still refused to join the team unconditionally. The next day, on the day the front page of World Sports preview "Nico Williams will make the final decision", the player announced that he would renew his contract with Bilbao until 2035.

Although Barcelona has expected signing, they always believe that Nico's dream is not to wear a red and blue robe, but to fight side by side with Barcelona teammates in the national team. There are videos circulating inside that he publicly stated that the player he most wanted to cooperate with was Mbappe, and the club also suspected that his agent had interfered with the interests of other Bilbao players. Barcelona is convinced that Nico has actually negotiated a contract renewal with Bilbao in the final stage, after all, a ten-year contract cannot be achieved in just a few hours of negotiations.

Despite the disappointing ending, the club does not regard it as a disaster. Nico is not signing A this summer, and there are hidden concerns in this deal. Nico's too close relationship with Yamal may form a small group in the locker room, and maintaining the cohesion of the lineup has always been a priority for Barcelona's management.