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Hungry for sport, he grew up to the sound of Formula 1 engines and the exploits of Ronaldinho. Today, with a Master’s degree in sports journalism, he no longer misses an F1 Grand Prix or a PSG match, his two passions and specialties.
Author of a magnificent Euro which he won with Spain, Nico Williams was announced in the sights of several major European clubs including PSG and FC Barcelona. Sports director of Barça, Deco also spoke out on this summer soap opera, ensuring that the Spanish winger had quickly made his choice to stay at Athletic Bilbao.
During the summer transfer window, one player found himself at the heart of many transfer rumors: Nico Williams. It must be said that the Spanish winger was coming off an excellent Euro and had a release clause of €60 million, an affordable amount for several major European clubs. PSG and FC Barcelona notably fought a battle. In vain since Nico Williams finally stayed atAthletic Bilbao. Et Deco lets loose his truths in this matter.
Deco comes out of silence for Nico Williams
« Nico is a player who, it is true, interested us during the summer, who we tried to recruit, but after that the player made a decision and life goes on », assures the sports director of the FC Barcelona in an interview given to Sports Worldbefore continuing.
“The player has made a decision and life goes on”
« We brought in Dani Olmo, who was the priority because we didn’t have this player in the squad. The idea with Nico was to have another player in front to compete because we wanted competition at a high level, but as soon as the player shows that he is not interested in him coming, we don’t talk about it anymore. », added Deco.
