Barcelona sets Williams transfer deadline, Bilbao asks La Liga investigation

After a failed signing with Nico Williams last summer, Barcelona is pursuing the Athletic Bilbao left winger again this summer. But given the Olmo registration farce and both sides have been tugging, Catalonia had to set a deadline in the negotiations.

Barcelona Club Chairman Laporta has publicly announced that he would pay a 58 million euro termination fee for Nico Williams, and Athletic Bilbao is unwilling to accept any lower fees.

The biggest obstacle to negotiations at present is that Athletic Bilbao requires full one-time payment, while Barcelona's goal is to structured installment quotes, resulting in repeated delays in transactions.

According to Spanish media Mundo Deportivo, people generally worry about the deal because Barcelona's demands are getting increasingly frustrated by Nico Williams.

reported that Nico Williams hopes that Barcelona will guarantee that if the transfer is successful, they can register him as a La Liga player without any problems next season, and no longer have farces like Olmo.

It is reported that Williams returned to Spain after the summer vacation, and the negotiations will now enter a critical stage, with Barcelona demanding a signing before the start of pre-season training on July 13.

Athletic Bilbao has said they are ready to ask La Liga officials to investigate how Barcelona can fund the deal and whether there are issues that may cause the deal to be blocked, thereby revitalizing interest in Bayern Munich and Arsenal.