While Barça was playing a Champions League match in Belgrade, Nico Williams was sitting on the set of La Revuelta. In this interview, the Spanish player revealed the reason why he rejected moving to the Catalonian team last summer. Such satements reached the ears of an angry Joan Laporta hours later.
Barça was willing to go all out for Nico Williams but everything ended up going down the drain. Even though several months have passed since then, the Spaniard is still talking about this possibility. He even giggles about it on a television set. When questioned about it on La Revuelta, he replied:
"Now that I've been released, I'm still getting messages about Barça. There are people who tell me "come to Barça" and others who tell me '"we don't need you anymore", explained Nico Williams.
In this sense, far from stopping here, the youngest of the Williams added: "On top of that, Lamine, Balde and all these people didn't help. They told me "come now", "come now."
Joan Laporta Makes the Decision: Farewell to Nico Williams
Listening to these statements, Joan Laporta was visibly upset. He wasn't at all pleased that Nico Williams started talking about Barça like that. Thus, he's taken the decision to rule him out for good. The "now or never" was quite literal. The reality is that the winger has ended up throwing away any possible chance.
Nobody at Barça has any intention of going for Nico again, it's been decided. He's no longer necessary, even less so at the price they're still asking in Bilbao. In his position is someone who costs nothing and is much better, as he's showing: Raphinha.
Lamine Yamal already knows this. He was one of the most informed players about any news of the operation to try to convince his friend. There's no turning back now, however. Barça doesn't need Nico Williams and Joan Laporta has ruled out this possibility; there's no option.
Nico Williams rejected Barça months ago and time has put everyone in their place. While some are scoring goals in Europe, others are sitting on a television set. there's no comparison, Joan Laporta has realized.