Barcelona are still searching for their new signing in attack this summer, with Athletic Club winger Nico Williams firmly in the rearview mirror. The Catalan side failed to convince Williams and his agent that he would be registered without issues, but a message sent to the Basque player helped implode the deal.
The primary reason for a breakdown in negotiations was that Barcelona could not provide guarantees that Williams would be registered without issues before the end of the summer. When agent Felix Tainta demanded a clause to allow him to leave for free if he was not registered, Barcelona refused, placing negotiations into a stalemate situation.
The 22-year-old was keen on a move to Barcelona, and they had said that they could pay up his €58m release clause, but required some time to resolve their salary limit issues again. Yet from the Barcelona perspective, they felt that the halt in progress was down to agent Tainta and his demands, rather than obstacles put in the way by Williams.
However Sport now explain that the decision to stay and renew his deal with Athletic was taken in the space of an afternoon. A figure at Barcelona had sent Williams a WhatsApp directly saying something along the lines of ‘Leave Tainta, and get Jorge Mendes or Pini Zahavi to represent you.’ Both are agents with a close relationship with Barcelona.
Yet Williams and his family, Tainta also represents Inaki Williams, have a close relationship with their agent forged over many years. The attempt to break them up caused a complete breakdown between Williams and Barcelona, who asked Tainta to negotiate a renewal with Athletic that afternoon. The following morning, Williams’ contract renewal was announced.
Kinginbojan
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Don't worry, barc fans, you will get him for free after 10 years. that's when you will afford him. If you managed to sign Lewandowsk for free at 36yrs, why not nico at 33yrs. useless and poor club wasting my data reading useless and senseless stories about a player that refused them. the guy blnever wanted to be part of poor circus at barc
Small yansh dey shake 😂😂🫱
layacioprt
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ok
Puueioprs
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Star of my life
Danikings
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Don't worry, barc fans, you will get him for free after 10 years. that's when you will afford him. If you managed to sign Lewandowsk for free at 36yrs, why not nico at 33yrs. useless and poor club wasting my data reading useless and senseless stories about a player that refused them. the guy blnever wanted to be part of poor circus at barc
man u don enter generational curse dat can't be broken
kingpromise7
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the good news is Barcelona without William they will still beat Madrid next season so don't celebrate
one thing with retarded people is they think things remain the same every day you'll get kicked off at quarter finals again
debdimpsu
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how can this be the truth ,I don't believe in this story ,between afternoon and the following morning for u to make progress in ur career and u changed it,not even up to 48hours , the story did not hold ,it's a big lie
it from auttyss. alway lie n negative.
Nowbcilmsu
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He the man we had been waiting for.....
Zucbcelruy
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how can this be the truth ,I don't believe in this story ,between afternoon and the following morning for u to make progress in ur career and u changed it,not even up to 48hours , the story did not hold ,it's a big lie
MathiasMaxwellEmma
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you should hold AllFootball responsible for your data wastage,once more thanks for lending us rash
vasadens
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Nico is the looser of the deal
Oluseyi10
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Don't worry, barc fans, you will get him for free after 10 years. that's when you will afford him. If you managed to sign Lewandowsk for free at 36yrs, why not nico at 33yrs. useless and poor club wasting my data reading useless and senseless stories about a player that refused them. the guy blnever wanted to be part of poor circus at barc
False talk. Lewy wasn't free or 36. We paid 45m for him at 33 And you, a United fan talking lol. A team that finished the season in 15th calling Barcelona useless. As a fan who went through the season with little to no joy, you do sound very bitter.
bohdmnos
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yea who cares about Nico ?he will be forgotten unless he has phenomenal seasons
lamine100
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Finally conquer bernabeu stadium
lamine100
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Pedro doing the 360 rounding someone on the ground
lamine100
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The great wall Cubasi
lamine100
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The Don going nuts
lamine100
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lamine 💯
lamine100
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pedri do the tackle
lamine100
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Barca remember this moments
Singzina
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What trophy they holding? Did they win something last season?
yepeloprsz
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Don't worry, barc fans, you will get him for free after 10 years. that's when you will afford him. If you managed to sign Lewandowsk for free at 36yrs, why not nico at 33yrs. useless and poor club wasting my data reading useless and senseless stories about a player that refused them. the guy blnever wanted to be part of poor circus at barc
look who's talking 🤡🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ttkama
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Divide and rule tactics from Barca. Williams should have asked them to change their head of recruitment. Tainta did not do anything wrong in asking for a guarantee or to walk away
Asking for a guarantee like that is criminal. Club buys you for over £60 mil and you ask them to put a clause that will allow you leave for free if they fail to register you immediately, which there may be delays but not more than a month,No club will buy you that much to keep you on the sidelines, No, you must be registered !! I blame the club for making him feel so special..
Pudcdinoy
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Good decision the present Barca president and team are cr*minal
vuaabdipu
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They shouldn't have suggested he change the agent Of course, it was a deal breaker
adedefender
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A very corrupt club. They do all their businesses in the dark
Charlesugwu
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Divide and rule tactics from Barca. Williams should have asked them to change their head of recruitment. Tainta did not do anything wrong in asking for a guarantee or to walk away
Bocadioyz
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nico lack balls to leave his comfort zone
Matailosz
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What has Nico done for Bilbao which will mk Barca regret not securing his services?
omnibhoskobbygidson5
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the good news is Barcelona without William they will still beat Madrid next season so don't celebrate
Well, time will tell
Fauzsmail
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yet u want to still buy player. u think this is ancellotti and make shift defense. u are in for a shocker if u think u will beat madrid this season
wait and see you suprise my friend
Kidalnotz
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Broke fc but looking to sign every player
mishaelmaik
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bullshit... the boy was largely scared and was being a coward, primarily it was him that asked his agent to contact Barcelona for a possible move. all these supposed reasons as to why he stayed at Bilbao are just noise.
Ku-law10
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Don't worry, barc fans, you will get him for free after 10 years. that's when you will afford him. If you managed to sign Lewandowsk for free at 36yrs, why not nico at 33yrs. useless and poor club wasting my data reading useless and senseless stories about a player that refused them. the guy blnever wanted to be part of poor circus at barc
lol 🤣🤣🤣
NasarSaedYusuf
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he"s overrated fcb don't need him
Roucdelmpz
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Don't worry, barc fans, you will get him for free after 10 years. that's when you will afford him. If you managed to sign Lewandowsk for free at 36yrs, why not nico at 33yrs. useless and poor club wasting my data reading useless and senseless stories about a player that refused them. the guy blnever wanted to be part of poor circus at barc
We are far better than your Manchester united ok mind your business please
Tauaikly
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Don't worry, barc fans, you will get him for free after 10 years. that's when you will afford him. If you managed to sign Lewandowsk for free at 36yrs, why not nico at 33yrs. useless and poor club wasting my data reading useless and senseless stories about a player that refused them. the guy blnever wanted to be part of poor circus at barc
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Sauclnps
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Don't worry, barc fans, you will get him for free after 10 years. that's when you will afford him. If you managed to sign Lewandowsk for free at 36yrs, why not nico at 33yrs. useless and poor club wasting my data reading useless and senseless stories about a player that refused them. the guy blnever wanted to be part of poor circus at barc
look who is talking 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 pity
TK_Jama
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Don't worry, barc fans, you will get him for free after 10 years. that's when you will afford him. If you managed to sign Lewandowsk for free at 36yrs, why not nico at 33yrs. useless and poor club wasting my data reading useless and senseless stories about a player that refused them. the guy blnever wanted to be part of poor circus at barc
Mmmmm hatred.. That poor club you are talking about Won every spanish trohy last season.. How is poor Man U doing next relegation zone there…? Focus on your club
Femceknrtu
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the good news is Barcelona without William they will still beat Madrid next season so don't celebrate
yet u want to still buy player. u think this is ancellotti and make shift defense. u are in for a shocker if u think u will beat madrid this season
Fauzsmail
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pain made you to compare him with your flop cry more were you not the one post Yamal and Williams now all of a sudden his a flop because he rejected u
the good news is Barcelona without William they will still beat Madrid next season so don't celebrate
bwambamo
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Don't worry, barc fans, you will get him for free after 10 years. that's when you will afford him. If you managed to sign Lewandowsk for free at 36yrs, why not nico at 33yrs. useless and poor club wasting my data reading useless and senseless stories about a player that refused them. the guy blnever wanted to be part of poor circus at barc
returnofthesaith
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Barca will regret very much in future....
Why would you think that they would regret, la masia will raise about 3 or 4 of Nico Williams in the next 5 seasons or thereabouts.
Pebadopsu
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Barca will regret very much in future....
oluwagoddy
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whatever
donreal1990
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this Nico guy is not better than Virgil at Barca b I'm happy Barca was embarrassed deco kept telling us to leave this guy , now look at this stupid excuse , does yours agent has more experience than barca as a club , no way the pay that amount for you and not register you
youya biased fan, what Barca did was very bad, because of your desperation you want to spoil people's relationship and take off food from their mouth because of you Barca selfish interests..... useless and heartless Barca, if you don't have funds to buy a player let them be... don't use this your brain to cross road
Neadenpstu
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skintalonia, we can't register you, so will you take a pay cut and in 10 years time we might be able to pay you.
kingpromise7
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this Nico guy is not better than Virgil at Barca b I'm happy Barca was embarrassed deco kept telling us to leave this guy , now look at this stupid excuse , does yours agent has more experience than barca as a club , no way the pay that amount for you and not register you
pain made you to compare him with your flop cry more were you not the one post Yamal and Williams now all of a sudden his a flop because he rejected u
onefirst
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080 3658.
Suarezzy
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this Nico guy is not better than Virgil at Barca b I'm happy Barca was embarrassed deco kept telling us to leave this guy , now look at this stupid excuse , does yours agent has more experience than barca as a club , no way the pay that amount for you and not register you
BREEZE_WEST
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lol Barca for a second thought they were Madrid lol .. only Madrid can make a player leave his agent or leave his club on free transfer . Barca no get one single level