Barcelona close in on signing of Euro 2024 star Nico Williams

Williams has emerged as a priority target for the Catalan giants.

Barcelona have made the signing of Nico Williams one of their priorities and are advancing in talks to sign him this summer. Since the start of the summer transfer window, the Catalans giants are yet to make an acquisition, despite showing interest in many players.

However, now it seems that the club are focusing on the signing of Nico Williams, who won Euro 2024 with Spain this summer. The 22-year-old had an incredible Euro campaign, leading La Roja to the title, with two goals and an assist in the tournament.

Williams has a €58m ($63.2m) release clause in his Athletic Bilbao contract and Barcelona are confident that they can afford the forward’s clause.

However, Barcelona are currently at their financial limit and remain in excess of LaLiga-imposed annual spending limits, which could prevent them from heavy spending. But, the president of LaLiga, Javier Tebas, has revealed that Barca have financially recovered a lot in past years.

This will allow the Spanish club to return to their normal spending and they won’t be in financial debt. The club suffered from financial constraints last summer, which led to barely signing new players and going for free agents.

In addition, his present club are upset because he has been questioned about his future while in Germany on a number of occasions.

Last week, Athletic Bilbao president Jon Uriarte stated that Williams has been “subjected to a bombardment of questions” and that the organization have not offered him any protection.

Uriarte went on to say that the Basque team can equal Williams’ goals both financially and athletically.

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