The quest to make a much more capable and competitive Barcelona has only just begun. La Blaugrana have highlighted and singled out their most valuable targets, and are now in pursuit. For Barcelona, putting together this new team full of quality players is essential to their future.
One of the names that unsurprisingly is now at the top of their priorities is that of Nico Williams. As many reports have highlighted, the 22-year-old Athletic Club winger is their primary target for the summer window, and all other operations will be prioritized only after his signing has been finalized.
However, it must not be forgotten that Barcelona are hardly any kind of financial juggernaut at the moment. Despite club president Joan Laporta’s words about being able to afford the winger, it is true that some measures still need to be taken to make his signing a reality.
According to SPORT, the next step that Barcelona will take to ensure that Nico Williams is signed is to take a new loan. This loan would help the Catalan club pay both his €58 million release clause but also ensure that registering him does not end up being a problem when the time comes to ensure his incorporation into the squad.
Unfortunately, Barcelona are apparently piling up a lot of loans as it is. Previously, they reportedly negotiated a loan worth €100 million to cover their losses for last season. For this new loan, they will need to negotiate once again in order to fully secure it in a convincing manner.
Barcelona director Deco has already met up with Nico Williams’s agent in Zaragoza, and that meeting gave some positive notes to take back. However, the club is aware that a lot of movements still need to be made before they can guarantee the arrival of the Athletic Club star, but they need to be quick in order to avoid any unwanted problems with the operation.
