Nicholas Williams It was one of the soap operas of last summer in the Spanish market. Jane Laporta was clear with the interest of Barcelona in his signature to the agitation and anger in the Athletic with a footballer under contract. The ballot was resolved with Nicholas Williams stay at home and with him Barcelona signature Danny Elm that, as he assured decoration At the time, it was the first option. But despite this, the sporting director of the culé does not seem to forget that the decision will be made by the player and not by the club itself.
decoration He spoke forcefully of the situation that occurred this summer with Nicholas Williams and how close he came to becoming one of Barcelona’s reinforcements for the attack, forming that dream duo with Lamine Yamal. However, the Bilbao winger ultimately chose not to activate his dismissal clause and remained at San Mamés, a decision that left him Laporta, decoration and to Barcelona not only without one of their main options to increase competition on the offensive line, but without this player, they announced with great fanfare that they wanted…
SO, decoration He recognizes the interest that existed without going into the details of the conversations held with the player’s agent, assuring that “life goes on” after the refusal of the native of Bilbao. Asked about Barça’s attack, decoration explained that the club felt satisfied with the alternatives available, particularly with the incorporation of Danny Elmwhich was a priority due to its versatility. In his own words: “Nico is a player who, it is true, interested us this summer, which we tried, but from now on the player has made a decision and life goes on.”
The final bet fell on Elma highly sought-after footballer, who completes the team with a versatility that other potential signings could not match, in the words of decoration has World of sport“The idea with Nico was to have a player in front of us to compete because we wanted a high-level competition, but as soon as the player shows that he has no interest in coming, we don’t care. talk more.”
And this was, given the refusal of Williamswhen the Barcelona moved quickly to incorporate Danny Elma footballer with whom they had been in contact for a long time and who offered options in different positions of the attack, filling certain gaps which, in the opinion of decoration And Hansi browsehad the equipment.
In fact, it was shortly after its signature and when the market was already closed that decoration assured that the signature of Daniel Olmo It was made thinking about the competitiveness and versatility that the player could bring to the team, especially given the interest in having a top winger, specifying that Nicholas Williams was rejected by them: “It’s not that we didn’t talk with the clubs and the players, but in the end we had priorities that were decisive in not hiring another winger.”
In its planning, the Barcelona had considered adding an extreme like Nicholas to add competitiveness to the forward line, where they already had players like Raphinha, Ferran TowersAnd Ansu Fatiwho, although brilliant in pre-season, suffered a foot injury. In addition, the team appreciated the presence of Laminate Yamal as incontestable by law and proper Danny Elmwho could perform similar functions in different areas of the field. With this option structure, the Barcelona He opted to maintain his offensive line without the need for another signing, or so he said. decoration…
