Barcelona has set a pivotal date to activate Nico Williams €62 million release clause, targeting him to bolster their attack.
Barcelona is ramping up plans to improve its squad for 2025-26 and try to remain competitive under Hansi Flick.
Financial issues are still a factor, so the club is trying to manage its budget in a way that allows it to comply with La Liga’s Financial Fair Play laws.
With the recent sale of VIP seats at the Spotify Camp Nou and recent financial inflows, sporting director Deco is now looking to make a marquee signing and bolster the attacking group.
Due to the start of pre-season on July 13, Barcelona wants to finalize potential deals quickly while allowing the player plenty of time to prepare for the upcoming season and infiltrate Flick’s system.
On Friday, July 4, Barcelona will activate the €62 million release clause for their priority target, Nico Williams, according to La Vanguardia.
The Athletic Club winger who shone at Euro 2024 has signed a six-year deal with €7-8 million in net salary per season.
To ease transfer complications, Barcelona will announce Ansu Fati’s loan to Monaco, freeing €8 million in salary, while Pablo Torre’s €5 million transfer to Espanyol and some other departures like Pau Víctor and Inaki Pena should free up more of the financial package.
Deco has received some resistance from Athletic Club; however, he expects to finalize the deal prior to Williams starting pre-season with Bilbao.
Also, they intend to make Williams and Lamine Yamal an attacking duo. However, the club could still face difficulties with registering Williams to La Liga, as that requires €50-60 million in fair play cut.
Both the clubs’ leaders are optimistic thanks to recent revenues and the sale of players. If successful, the club could have their first real front line, which will make them favorites to make a title defense in La Liga and compete in the Champions League.
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