The president of Barcelona, Joan Laporta, will take over the transfer negotiations from the Director Sporting Deco
Barcelona looked set to sign Dani Olmo this week after a deal worth €55m plus €7m in variables was agreed with RB Leipzig. The winner of Euro 2024 traveled to Barcelona, and despite the main goal Nico Williams returned to the training of the Athletic Club, and apparently confirming his future is in Bilbao this summer.
However, sources from the Catalan capital continue to maintain that there are still hopes of an agreement for Williams in Can Barca. They won't rule out the deal until Williams definitively responds to their offer. Ace for SportThe president Joan Laporta will take over the negotiations from the Director Sporting Deco, as a state.
Flick will have a meeting with Deco to communicate the names of the players he does not count. He will also tell him the names of the young men he plans to use. @fansjavimiguel
— Barcacentre (@barcacentre) August 8, 2024
It will remind Williams that the opportunity to sign for Barcelona does not always come twice. Laporta has always been the driving force behind Williams' pursuit this summer, but the 22-year-old won't leave Athletic with bad blood.
Information coming from Barcelona is optimistic about the chances that the Blaugrana will get several deals on the line to ensure that they can get back into their salary cap this summer. It has been the case for several months, however, and without any public confirmation, it seems difficult for Barcelona to activate Williams' €58 million release clause and pay for Olmo.
