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Nico Williams would be Barcelona's player after the Euro, Barca's plan to sign him

Nico Williams gets closer to becoming a new FC Barcelona player next season.

By Emmanuel Mendez

Nico Williams is shocked as he wears the Spanish national team jersey as the FC Barcelona badge and the EURO 2024 logo is next to him. (Source: Deadline Day Live X)

Nico Williams has been a target for FC Barcelona for the past couple of months, and after their performances at EURO 2024 with the Spanish national team, Barcelona is convinced to sign him. The Catalan club indeed to pay big for the young winger who is shining at the EUROS with Lamine Yamal. The Athletic Bilbao winger is reportedly interested in playing for FC Barcelona next season, and now the Catalan cub has a plan to sign him. Sport reports that everything is done between Nico Williams and FC Barcelona. Williams is now waiting for Barça to either pay his release clause or negotiate with Athletic. If the Blaugrana does pay the release clause, Nico Williams will become a Barcelona player next season. The release clause in William's contract with Atheltic Bilbao is worth just above $60 million. FC Barcelona has hinted that their financial situation is improving, that the signing could be made possible this summer, and that the move could accelerate starting next week.

Nico Williams has been exceptional for Spain at the European Championship, which has made other clubs interested this summer. He played in five out of the six matches Spain has played in the tournament so far. He has one goal and one assist at the EUROS, with both coming in the 4-1 win against Georgia. He started un all of the five matches he played with Spain at the EUROS. Williams plays as a left-winger, which is a position that Barcelona will need for the upcoming season.

He played a total of 37 matches for Athletic Bilbao in the past season across La Liga and Copa Del Rey. He scored eight goals and provided 19 assists across those competitions. He also won the Copa Del Rey with Athletic Bilbao this past season, where he scored three goals and provided five assists in the competition.

Nico Williams and Lamine Yamal

Williams and Yamal showed a great friendship at the EUROS, and the Atheltic Bilbao star predicted that Yamal would score against France in the semifinals. Williams said, "Before the match, I was saying: My brother (Lamine) is going to score. I was a little nervous, but my brother scored a goal. He scored a goal and then what? He did it, he did it!"

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