Williams’ new performance with Spain on Sunday against Georgia earned severe criticism from… Antoine Griezmann.
Like England, miraculous against Slovakia, Spain was left with a little scare on Sunday against Georgia. Despite great domination from the start of the match, La Roja found themselves trailing after less than 20 minutes of play after an improbable csc from Robin Le Normand. Unlike England, however, Spain did not have to wait until the final moments of the match to equalize. A shot from Rodi and a boost from the VAR allowed De la Fuente’s men to get back on track before the break and the recital of Nico Williams and Lamine Yamal in the second half.
Because if Spain finally won 4-1, they owe it largely to their two young arrows who put the Georgian defense on their sides to torture. Enough to make Barcelona supporters salivate. The Catalan club dreams of recruiting Nico Williams and associating him with its prodigy, Lamine Yamal. “We get along really well and we have to hope that Nico joins us at Barça”confided the young 16-year-old winger to this effect.
Twice as expensive as Griezmann…
The economic reality could nevertheless dampen the hopes of the Blaugrana. The Catalan club is still in the red financially and could have difficulty aligning with the demands of Athletic Bilbao with whom Nico Williams is under contract until 2027. The Basque club does not intend to sell off its nugget and is relying on his release clause, which is precisely 58 million euros. A most reasonable sum given the promises made by the player.
Barcelona fans are also choking at the idea of seeing their club miss Nico Williams for €58 million while Barça was able to put more than €100 million on the table for certain resounding flops. The €120 million spent on Antoine Griezmann in 2019 still goes down just as badly. This is evidenced by the numerous references to his transfer made on Twitter…
