Barcelona, ​​who cannot give a "promise", cannot blame Nico for "sending the pigeons"

Written by Hanbing On July 4, Athletic Bilbao officially announced that Nico Williams, the team's number one superstar who had previously said that "no Barcelona" had renewed his contract until the summer of 2035, and the original liquidated damages (58 million euros) rose by at least 50%. As soon as the news came out, the Spanish media was in an uproar, and Barcelona was even more dissatisfied, because the protagonist Nico did not inform the next company who had been negotiating the transfer in advance on the issue of renewal. Even like ordinary fans, I realized that I had been "released from the pigeon" when I saw the official announcement of Athletic Bilbao.

Nico, worth 70 million euros and 62 million euros, was regarded as one of the most heavyweight transfers in La Liga this summer, but ended all suspense by renewing the contract for 10 years. Like last year, the core obstacle to Nico's transfer reversal this summer is still the player registration issue that has plagued Barcelona in recent years. Barcelona accused Nico's agent Tanta of "raising prices" with Barcelona and Bayern, intending to force Athletic Bilbao to submit and sign a high-paying and long-term contract extension. Transfer expert Romano, Madrid media and even Athletic Bilbao meritorious coach Clement believes that Barcelona failed to give players the necessary registration commitments, which led to the players' "turning over".

Superior media's view that Nico's contract renewal is undoubtedly a huge scandal for Barcelona. After all, Barcelona has previously notified the media that Nico's transfer is "everything is ready", Barcelona can activate the liquidated damages payment terms (some terms will take effect on July 4), and players and agents have received all guarantees to register smoothly.

World Sports newspaper claims that the registration deadline set by Nico's agent Tanta is July 5. If Barcelona cannot pay the liquidated damages and register before, they will no longer consider Barcelona. Other media said that Tanta gave Barcelona 10 days, and as long as the player paid the termination fee, Barcelona must complete the registration. Nico's agent Tanta also asked Barcelona to add "registration terms" to the contract: If Barcelona cannot complete registration before August 20, players can leave the team freely. Barcelona refused to sign the "registration clause", emphasizing that Barcelona can only release the person unless a club has a termination fee of 58 million euros matching Nico.

Barca's negotiations with Nico's team began in early June and have been unable to make breakthroughs on registration issues. On the contrary, Athletic Bilbao, which was originally at a disadvantage, did not give up. Because the time is on the Basque team, the longer the Barcelona delays paying the liquidated damages, the greater the doubts the players' team will have about Barcelona's promises. Although Athletic Bilbao's total revenue is far less than Barcelona, ​​the salary-to-income ratio is in good financial condition and has the financial conditions to double Nico's salary. Barcelona gave Nico's agent an ultimatum last week, and at the same time, it was highly publicized that Nico's personal desire to join, which would eventually play for the Camp Nou, which instead caused dissatisfaction among the players' team.

Nico's teammate Ormo in Spain sent him an invitation to join, but even Ormo was revoked last year due to Christensen's injury to complete the registration before the summer window was closed. After Christensen recovered from injury in January this year, Olmo was in a registration crisis again. Barcelona and the professional league had a lawsuit to allow Olmo to continue to register. Barcelona signed goalkeeper Joan Garcia from Espanyol this summer. It just showed that the registration was successful on the official website of La Liga, and the player page was immediately removed, further aggravating the doubts of Nico's team.

, and Nico renews its contract with Athletic Bilbao until 2035, which is a win-win deal for both parties. Nico can get a high salary of 7 million euros after tax when joining Barcelona, ​​and also has a considerable bonus. It calmed the anger of Athletic Bilbao fans and also ensured that they continued to become the main force in the familiar team and consolidated their position in the Spanish national team.

Athletic Bilbao exchanges the highest salary in the team's history to get Nico's termination fee by at least 50%, reaching 90 million euros or even higher. In the future, players will not feel a loss. Nico is currently worth 70 million euros, and Barcelona can take away the players by activating a 58 million euro termination fee. The Basque club believes that it is a loss-making deal. Once Nico performs well next year's World Cup, it will not be too late to sell it at a high price of more than 90 million euros.

After Barcelona was "released by Nico, they were fined 60 million euros by UEFA for financial violations, of which 15 million must be paid, and the remaining 45 million were "released depending on future financial situation." The tickets have exacerbated the outside world's doubts about Barcelona's financial situation and confirmed the concerns of Nico's team. Losing Nico, Barcelona's first choice for signings is Liverpool's Dias. But his transfer fee is as high as 80 million euros, and Rashford is also a choice, with Manchester United's price being only half that of Dias. But no matter who joins, he will have to face Nico's ultimate question: Can you register?