Nico Williams is in a relationship with Barcelona: Famous reporter revealed that the two sides have reached a personal agreement and will sign a six-year long contract

According to well-known transfer reporter Fabrizio Romano, the personal terms of Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams have been basically finalized. However, the problem that lies ahead of Barcelona still exists: whether enough funds can be raised to pay the liquidated damages and successfully complete the player registration. At the same time, a report from the Daily Sports Daily revealed that Nico himself has shown a very high willingness to transfer and is even willing to take the initiative to "assist" Barcelona.

The Daily Sports Daily disclosed on Thursday that the fast-speed winger has made a clear statement to Barcelona that he is willing to make all efforts in order to wear the red and blue jersey in the 2025-26 season. What is even more surprising is that there are reports that Nico even offered to coordinate in a central manner to assist Barcelona in negotiations with Bilbao, striving to avoid Barcelona paying a huge termination fee of up to 60 million euros directly, thereby gaining the opportunity to pay in installments. However, this approach doesn't seem to work at Athletic Bilbao. The club has always been known for its tough stance. Looking back at the transfer cases of players such as Laporte, Andel Herrera, Kepa and Xavi Martinez, we can see that they are by no means easy to let go.

In addition, the Daily Sports newspaper further pointed out that if the negotiations hit a deadlock, Nico is even willing to speak out publicly to show his determination to join Barcelona. But this statement has not been confirmed by Bilbao. On the contrary, Athletic Bilbao still hopes to renew Nico and continue to communicate with its agent Felix Tanta over the past few days.

Despite this, Barcelona still maintains a relatively optimistic attitude towards the signing. Sports director Deco recently made a surprise visit to Ibiza, and Laporta's close adviser Alejandro Echevaria and Boyan were accompanied by Laporta's close adviser. The three returned to Barcelona in a low-key manner on Wednesday night without comment. Barcelona's internal attitude towards signing Nico is positive and cautious. After all, similar attempts last summer ended up failing. On the one hand, whether Nico can successfully join depends on his final choice - he may stay in Bilbao next year and become a core figure; on the other hand, whether Barcelona can meet the "1:1" fiscal rules of La Liga after July 1 is still an unknown. If the standards cannot be met, this transfer will almost fade. Even if Barcelona can meet the conditions, they need to sell players to free up salary space before they can officially complete Nico's registration procedures.

At present, this transfer drama about Nico Williams is still ongoing. According to Romano's latest report, Barcelona and Nico have reached an agreement on a six-year contract (until 2031). Nico's after-tax revenue per season is expected to be between 7 million and 8 million euros under the agreement. Let's wait and see if this transfer can be successfully achieved!