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Barcelona will as soon as once more enter the summer time market with the signing of a brand new left-winger being on the prime of their agenda.
The Blaugrana wished to bolster the place final summer time as nicely and pursued Nico Williams of Athletic Membership with nice fervour, however finally missed out because the Spaniard determined to stick with the Basque membership.
A transfer for Rafael Leao was additionally thought of however the FFP issues meant that nothing got here of it.
Heading into the 2025/26 season, although Barcelona intend to handle the problem and signal a prime ahead able to taking part in on the left flank.
Nico Williams unlikely to be pursued
Nevertheless, in response to Mundo Deportivo, it seems unlikely that Barcelona will reactivate their curiosity in Nico Williams this summer time.
Nico Williams has not been at his greatest this season. (Photograph by Alex Caparros/Getty Pictures)
Whereas it’s true that the 22-year-old was Barça’s utmost precedence final 12 months, the state of affairs has seemingly modified in latest months.
For starters, Nico’s performances haven’t been on the similar stage this season, with the winger solely managing 4 targets and 5 assists from 30 matches in all competitions to this point.
Furthermore, there could also be some pressure between Barcelona and Athletic Membership because the Basque facet have been essential of the Blaugrana over their pursuit of Nico final summer time in addition to the Negreira case.
These components might result in Barcelona deciding to not pursue the UEFA Euro 2024 winner later this 12 months although they’re looking out for a left-winger.
As a substitute, the precedence targets look like Luis Diaz of Liverpool and Alexander Isak of Newcastle United whereas there’s some curiosity in Rafael Leao as nicely, though he isn’t seen as a precedence.
