Barcelona’s management wants to create some kind of balance between its team and Real Madrid, although the gap has increased sharply after Kylian Mbappe joined the royal club.
Real Madrid has a group of stars on the offensive level. In addition to Mbappe, there is Vinicius Junior and Rodrigo, along with Brahim Diaz and newcomer Endrik.
The initial thought of the Barca administration was to sign another star to compete with Mbappe in the style of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, and the talk focused on Erling Haaland specifically.
But according to “Mundo Deportivo”, Barcelona’s management now believes that contracting Nico Williams, with the presence of Lamin Yamal, would be enough to compete with Real Madrid and Mbappe offensively.
Williams, who is active in Athletic Bilbao, is considered the first choice for the Blaugrana management currently in the left wing position, and it is assumed that all efforts will focus on including him in various ways in the current summer Mercato.
The 21-year-old Williams showed strong chemistry with Lamine Yamal in the Spain Euro 2024 squad, which reinforces what this duo can show in La Liga if they come together in the coming period.
At the present moment, Williams prefers to continue with Athletic Bilbao and will likely renew his contract, but the player may be convinced to move to Barcelona if the club puts pressure in this regard.
The biggest crisis for Barcelona remains how to include Williams in line with the laws of fair financial play. The first option will be to sell Rafinha, while the Blaugrana management will try to keep the Brazilian and find a loophole to contract the Spaniard at the same time.
