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Will Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao) wear the FC Barcelona uniform.
Spanish magazine Sport reported on the 14th (Korea time) 'Barcelona has resumed its move to recruit Williams' The newspaper added that `Williams' agent, Felix Tyneta, met with Barcelona's general manager Deku and spoke for an hour and a half'Tyntha wanted to hear Barcelona's aspirations for Williams'.
Williams, who was born to Ghanaian refugee-turned-parents who moved to Bilbao, showed good performance with 11 goals and seven assists in a total of 45 games this season. Unlike his older brother Iñaki, who chose the Ghana national team, he was selected for the Spanish team and contributed to winning the Euro 2024 and going to the European Nations League final. Not only Barcelona, but also several big clubs, including Arsenal and Bayern Munich, have shown interest in him, but he has also expressed his loyalty to Bilbao and expressed his willingness to remain on his hometown team. Although it is an indirect movement through an agent, subtle changes are being detected from the appearance that has been revealed so far.
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Williams and Bilbao have one year left on the contract. Williams' buyout set by Bilbao has been raised to 62 million euros (about 97.9 billion won) at 58 million euros. Sport predicted that the transfer would not be easy unless the conditions were met, saying that `Billbao is not willing to negotiate a buyout with the Barcelona leadership.'
Barcelona is also interested in Luis Díaz (Liverpool) and Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) in addition to Williams. Ivan Perisic, whose contract with PSV Eindhoven expires, is also expected to join the FA. However, it is skeptical whether Barcelona, which has faced increasing financial problems in recent years, including the remodeling of its home stadium, will be able to embrace them all. This is why it is widely expected that it will not be easy to recruit Williams unless Bilbao lowers the buyout conditions. In addition, Bilbao's weight on extending his contract with Williams is also expected to have a significant impact on his future course of action.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
