Nico Williams (22 years old) is still a target for FC Barcelona to reinforce the left wing. Barça have already agreed on the terms with their agent Félix Tainta, but are waiting for a response from the Athletic international in less than three weeks before the transfer market closes on Friday, August 30. The Catalan club is patient, as its main priority is still the left winger from Pamplona, but it cannot wait forever. It wants to close the deal by August 24, before Barcelona meets the red and white club in the league.
Williams Jrwho was recently seen training alone in his social media wearing the Spanish national team shirt, did not take part in the Biscay team’s last friendly match against Stuttgart. While some in Barcelona took this as a sign of his future with the team, Bilbao remained calm and explained that Nico’s absence was due to a physical problem, as he had not yet trained with the full group.
This week LaLiga starts and Sporty welcomes Getafe on Thursday at San Mamés (19:00 CET/LaLigaTV on Movistar). Ernesto Valverde is expected to announce its squad on Wednesday and if Nico Williams is missing again it could point to a possible departure this month.
Barcelona are still sorting out the finances to make the move possible should Nico decide to join them, but for now they are still playing the waiting game. If Williams doesn’t respond and play against Getafe this week, they will look at other options.
Coman catches PSG’s eye
One of them is Kingsley Comanwhich was offered to Barça. The Catalan club has preferred Nico, but has not ruled him out, although the Bayern player raises doubts: his injury history and his high salary. According to Sky Sports, PSG, his home club, is now also interested. It would be a loan with an obligatory purchase option.
This content has been translated and adapted from the Spanish version of the digital newspaper
