Even during the European Championship in Germany, rumors began to circulate that Nico Williams would move to Barcelona. Even before coming to the tournament, the young striker did not hide that he wanted to leave Athletic Bilbao and pursue bigger challenges in his career, fighting for titles. The Catalan capital seems like an ideal place for him, as his friends from the national team Lamine Yamal, Pedri, Gavi and Ferran Torres would be waiting for him there, with whom he is expected to form the backbone of the Spanish national team for a long time.Barcelona still have young footballers whose time is yet to come (Alejandro Balde, Ansu Fati, Vitor Roque, Pau Cubarsi…) and the 22-year-old Basque, the newly crowned European champion, perfectly fits into the club’s vision of Hansi Flick making a squad out of the up-and-coming forces to match the powerful Real Madrid, but also to be competitive again to win the Champions League. The German managed to do it with Bayern Munich, and Joan Laporta believes that he could do it with Barcelona as well. The first man of the club believes that the coach will get the Athletic Bilbao star at his disposal, the only question is how much time the Catalans have for negotiations and solving their problematic financial situation.##NAJAVA_MECA_8228681##The compensation for Nico Williams is €58,000,000 and Laporta stated during the Euros that his club could afford it. However, since then there has been no progress towards the realization of the transfer, and according to The Athletic, which Marca claims has been confirmed, Barcelona’s indecision could be punished by Paris Saint-Germain.The Parisians once “stole” Georginio Wijnaldum when he was leaving Liverpool, offering the Dutch midfielder much better terms, so it is not impossible that they could “kidnap” Nico Williams away from the Catalans. For the champion of France, the mentioned 58,000,000 euros is not too much of an obstacle, they paid much more money for players in their years, and with Nico they would get a footballer for a longer tenure, which is the policy the club has turned to. At the same time, Luis Enrique would welcome him in Paris, and the language barrier should not be a problem for the young attacker when adapting to a new environment.It was mentioned that PSG want to alleviate the sadness of Kylian Mbappe’s departure to Real Madrid by bringing in Lamine Yamal, but after the fantastic performances of the teenager on Spain’s way to the European throne, it is clear that Barcelona will not even listen to the offer unless it is about the 200,000,000 euros mentioned in the contract. The Parisians are hardly ready to (again, after Neymar) give that much money, but bringing in Nico Williams would also have a big impact. With the indisputable acquisition of a quality young player.🚨🚨| NEW: PSG is interested in SIGNING Nico Williams and has already made contact as they explore a possible move. 🔴🔵[@TheAthleticFC] pic.twitter.com/lJNy4i6PGF— CentreGoals. (@centregoals) July 23, 2024 If they fail to close a deal with Athletic Bilbao and their star, Paris Saint-Germain will reportedly turn to Jadon Sancho. After falling out with Erik ten Hag, the former England international returned to Borussia Dortmund in January and had a very good six months in the Bundesliga. After the end of the loan, he is back at Old Trafford, and the Dutch coach recently stated that relations have been much better and that he is counting on him during the pre-season period. The question, however, is how much Ten Hag would resist in case the 24-year-old winger receives an offer to leave.
