Report: Barcelona must sacrifice a player with a market value of 50 million euros to sign Nico Williams
It has become clear that Nico Williams is Barcelona's top priority for this summer's transfer window. Can Barca officials are desperate to sign the 21-year-old winger, who had a very impressive Euro 2024 campaign with Spain, but the problem is that they currently cannot afford to sign him.
Barcelona want to bring forward the presentation of next season's home shirt to next week. @ffpolo
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Athletic Club did not negotiate, so in order for Barcelona to get their man, they will have to pay his release clause of 58 million euros. Now, it is not a starter, but with sales, it could be possible later in the summer.
Chain SER say that the only player who is best placed to be sacrificed by Barcelona to sign Williams is Raphinha. The 27-year-old would not be a starter on either wing if Williams joined, so in order to raise funds, he would be someone who would not hurt the club's officials too much.
Raphinha has a market value of 50 million euros, but chances are that Barcelona would want at least 70-80 million euros for a sale. They were from Saudi Arabia, although Raphinha has no intention of going to the Middle East – if he were to leave, it would be to return to the Premier League.
It will be interesting to see how Barcelona approaching the market in the coming weeks. There is no doubt they will try for Williams, but if a big sale doesn't happen, it would be a very difficult deal to make.
