FC Barcelona will definitively conclude the Nico Williams saga in the coming hours. It is expected that, during the next week, it will pay the release clause at the Liga headquarters, which, including the CPI, amounts to €62 million. This has been a topic that has caused a lot of tension, especially in Bilbao, where the relationship with Barça has become practically unsustainable since last year.
Jota Jordi "threatens" Athletic Club
In the latest episode of the podcast Solo para culés, Jota Jordi, a regular contributor to El Chiringuito, has shown his most belligerent side. The Catalan has promised war to Athletic Club, being forceful and threatening to give a voice to the teams from which the Bilbao side "steals."
"Do you want to enter this war? Do you want to be in the media spotlight from Bilbao because your president wants to put you in the media spotlight? Perfect..." Jota Jordi began.
He then added: "We're going to give a voice to Osasuna. We're going to give a voice to Real Sociedad, eh. We're going to give a voice about how San Mamés stadium was built and who paid for San Mamés stadium."
Finally, he recalled a thorny issue: "We're going to talk about the 2007 Athletic Club - Levante match. We're going to keep an eye, right? Do they want to keep an eye on us?" "When you're there, in San Mamés, people don't realize. Do you want people to realize? How was San Mamés stadium built?" Jota Jordi concluded.
Nico Williams, money ready
His signing will be announced after July 1, with the intention that he starts preseason completely normally. Barça is clear that it wants to spare him the ordeal of having to start preseason with Athletic Club.
Barça already knows it can operate normally, having returned to the 1:1 rule. That's why they want to fulfill all of Hansi Flick's wishes. Nico Williams's will be the most important move of the entire market, but not the last.
In addition to departures, other incoming moves are also expected. The idea is to keep strengthening the wings for the future, with the signings of Roony Bardghji (Copenhagen) and Cardoso Valera (Dinamo). The latter wouldn't arrive until next season, while the former would have a reserve team contract and will be involved with the first team.
Laporta doesn't want the work to pile up and plans to have everything ready before the start of next season. Flick has conveyed this wish to him on several occasions.