Bayern Munich hoped that they could still sign Nico Williams because they wonder if Barcelona might not be able to afford the transfer.
Sport Bilbao and Left Spain winger have been the subject of many speculations this summer, but the reliable Christian Falk has concrete and detailed updates in his last column for CF Bayern Insider.
Bild’s journalist says Bayern Hope Barca will not be able to finish the signature of Williams, although the president of the Catalan giants, Joan Laporta, is confident to make him work.
Transfers are rarely simple, and it seems that Barcelona is based on a cash injection of one of their sponsors, who, according to them, should now cross.
Update of Christian Falk on the transfer saga of Nico Williams
Discussing the latest people on Williams in the midst of the interest of Bayern and Barcelona, Falk said: “FC Bayern hopes that FC Barcelona does not have the money for Nico Williams.
“However, Barcelona president Joan Laporta is very sure that he will eventually finance Nico Williams because of this agreement. Williams looks at a move to Barça. There has already been a meeting with the Deco sports director.
“Laporta wants to make money. However, a reimbursement of an agreement with the German investor “Football finance Libero” totaling 40 million euros is imminent. The company joined Barça in August 2023 and was supposed to pay 60 million euros for shares.
“However, only 20 million euros have been transferred so far. After long disputes with the company, the money should now flow into the Barcelona budget in 2025/26. This should fill the` Financial Salon ” at La Liga and allow Barça to act again. Barcelona could therefore afford to buy Williams. “
Nico Williams at Arsenal has never been so advanced
Meanwhile, Charles Watts wrote to Taken into account Yesterday about Arsenal’s interest in Williams, playing reports that he became as advanced as discussing the details of the contract with the 22 -year -old.
“There are obviously a lot of discussions on Nico Williams right now since he seems to have said to all the clubs that are interested in him that he would prefer a move to Barcelona, if he ends up leaving Bilbao this summer,” Watts said.
“It will be a hard blow for Arsenal and Mikel Arteta, who have aroused strong interest in Williams for over a year now.”
He added: “I saw information that Arsenal had gone so far as to offer Williams a contract. I’m not sure this is the case.
“Of course, his agent would have been informed of the type of money that Williams had been interested in a move to London, but that would have been as far as things would have been.”
