Barcelona high summer time goal reveals how Yamal, Balde made his choice troublesome – ‘They did not assist’

Barcelona’s final summer time switch window didn’t see the membership linked to an entire lot of gamers given their monetary state of affairs. In spite of everything, Joan Laporta and Co. determined to focus all their out there margin to herald one or two huge names.

Dani Olmo was one participant who was on the group’s wishlist who arrived and has shone on the membership. The opposite huge goal was Nico Williams.

The Basque star was the group’s major goal within the window, particularly because the administration felt the necessity for a dynamic and pacey left-winger.

Contemporary off his exploits in Euro 2024, Nico was the prime candidate however he by no means lastly arrived.

Nico speaks on Barcelona’s curiosity

Talking at a current occasion (h/t SPORT), the Athletic Membership winger was requested to disclose the reality behind what unfolded in the summertime and whether or not he was certainly contemplating a transfer to Catalonia.

“It was troublesome. On high of that, the b*****ds of Lamine, Balde and all these folks didn’t assist,” Nico Williams mentioned jovially, revealing how his compatriots at Barcelona pestered him to hitch.

Nico and Yamal are shut associates. (Picture by LLUIS GENE/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)

The winger was then requested what the Barcelona stars used to ask him each day and informed him to affect his choice.

“‘Come now, brother, come now!’ They didn’t assist, they didn’t assist,” he mentioned.

Lastly, the presenter requested him if certainly the Barcelona gamers had been in contact with him each day, and he admitted to the very fact being true.

“Sure, sure, in any respect hours. And I answered them ‘I’ll let you know, I’ll let you know’. I didn’t reveal something, I simply talked to the household and that’s it.”

Whereas Nico’s failed switch was initially seen as a disappointment in Catalonia, it’s protected to say that it’s now a forgotten debacle particularly given how the group have began the brand new season.

Regardless of the Spanish star not arriving to bolster the left-flank, Barcelona’s Raphinha has taken it on himself to step up in that place and is among the world’s greatest gamers this season enjoying in that function.

Nonetheless, Barcelona retain an curiosity in Nico and are anticipated to make a transfer for him once more in the summertime of 2025, offered he doesn’t signal a brand new contract at Athletic Membership.