Article by Sebastian Vasile – Published on Sunday, June 22, 2025, 16:30 / Updated Sunday, June 22, 2025 16:31
Deco, the sports director of Barcelona, provided the latest details about Nico Williams (22 years old). The Catalans are in the pole-place for the transfer of the Spanish at Athletic Bilbao.
Nico Williams was clear: he wants to wear the Barurian shirt. Former Portuguese international said that the Catalan group will do everything possible to transfer it.
Deco offered the latest details about Nico Williams's transfer: “He wants to come to Barcelona!”
“Yes, Nico Williams wants to come … and we will try to finish the business with Athletic. Nico, like other players, shows a strong desire to come and if the right conditions are met, we will definitely try to complete the business and sign it. I had it in the viewfinder and last season. The idea of bringing Nico has always existed, “said Deco, in an interview with the publication in Vanguardia.
At the same time, Deco wanted to specify that if Nico Williams will reach Barcelona, this will not be due to his friendship with Lamine Yamal.
Nico Williams and Lamine Yamal will play together at Barcelona / Photo: Imago
“The fact that they are friends is a good thing, but we will not give him a” friendship subscription “. This is not a club of friends, we came here to work and try to win. We are always concerned about the harmony in the locker room, we have a very good locker and we want to maintain this“Said the sports director of Barcelona.
How could Barcelona's attack look like next season
The newspaper Mundo Deportivo explained Hansi Flick's plan, if the transfer will be officially materialized.
- Lamine Yamal to the right
- Nico Williams on the left
- Raphinha in the middle
- Dani Olmo will be 9 fake
- Lewandowski will receive less minutes of play because of his age.
How could Barcelona's attack look next season. Photo: Mundo Deportivo
Deco, about the duel between Joan Garcia and Ter Stegen: “I give you a very simple example”
In the same interview, Deco justified and the transfer of Joan Garcia (24 years old), despite the fact that there is a goalkeeper like Ter Stegen: “I give you a very simple example. Liverpool has Alisson, who is 32, and brought one of the best goalkeepers to Liga, Mamardashvili, who is 24 years old. If we have 32-33-year-old players, we must anticipate the needs of the lot. Last year and two years ago, Ter Stegen was injured, and we had only Inaki Pena. I had good goalkeepers in the juniors, but they were too young. This was an alarm signal for us. ”
Joan Garcia, the new goalkeeper of Barcelona. Photo: Instagram
Regarding the possibility that Barcelona creates problems to Ter Stegen if he would like to leave, Deco was direct: “When a player really wants to leave, it is very hard to stop him. But this is not a problem in Barça, at least not at this time. I made the decision to transfer a young goalkeeper, which means he can play tomorrow, sit on the bench or play over a year or two. We have expectations from Joan, expectations to be met. Everyone who comes here takes it from scratch, no one has an advantage over the others. I respect Mark enormously, but about Joan we had to make a decision on the present and the future”.
