{"id":15042,"date":"2025-06-26T01:51:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T01:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/15042\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T01:51:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T01:51:07","slug":"laporta-hits-back-at-athletic-club-reaction-over-nico-williams-pursuit-dont-think-its-appropriate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/15042\/","title":{"rendered":"Laporta hits back at Athletic Club reaction over Nico Williams pursuit – ‘Don’t think it’s appropriate’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Speaking to the media, Barcelona president Joan Laporta opened up on Athletic Club\u2019s reaction over the Catalans\u2019 pursuit of Nico Williams.<\/p>\n

By this point, it is clear that Bar\u00e7a are gunning to sign the 22-year-old winger from the Basque club, with an agreement over personal terms already secured.<\/p>\n

The La Liga champions plan on paying his \u20ac62 million release clause next week before the deal can be made official.<\/p>\n

However, Athletic Club are planning to take the matter to La Liga<\/a> to try and block their homegrown player\u2019s exit by citing Barcelona are not in compliance with the Financial Fair Play rules.<\/p>\n

Laporta reacts<\/p>\n

Expressing his dismay at the situation, Laporta said: \u201cWe don\u2019t have bad relations with Athletic. In recent years there have been a series of misunderstandings and incidents, but I don\u2019t think that\u2019s why Bar\u00e7a can be said to have bad relations with Athletic. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIn this sense, I don\u2019t understand it (the unease) because the reactions that they are having, with all due respect, everyone should focus on their own thing.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t understand Athletic going to talk about Bar\u00e7a to La Liga, I don\u2019t think it\u2019s appropriate, but they will know what they are doing,\u201d<\/strong> the president stated emphatically.<\/p>\n

Regarding the club\u2019s financial situation and their return to the 1:1 rule, Laporta added: \u201cWhen in doubt\u2026 We are working to be in the 1:1 rule, which in fact we were in the winter market.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Barcelona will sign Nico Williams next week. (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

\u201cAll the steps have been taken to be able to sign normally and that we are not financially intervened by fair play. At the moment I think we can sign normally. Obviously, we have to comply with certain parameters and we are doing so. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWith the fulfilment of these parameters, we will be able to sign the players we want to sign.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

On transfers<\/p>\n

When pressed further about Nico Williams, Laporta firmly redirected the questioning by saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cLet me not talk about names. We are attentive to all the opportunities that appear on the market. We took advantage of an opportunity that arose for Joan Garcia. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAll those that the director of football tells us the club can and wants to deal with, we will try to do so. Whenever we see a market opportunity, we will take it. I\u2019m not going to talk about names.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Laporta also offered an update on Ansu Fati\u2019s expected departure<\/a>, saying: \u201cIf everything goes well, this week we could have very good news and he would go to Monaco.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Also providing an update on the Spotify Camp Nou return, he added: \u201cIt is planned that on 10 August, for the Gamper, we will be back home. You know that it will be with a limited capacity, the capacity we can have at that moment. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we return, in the first official match, it will be with more and more seats. We have been working for four months on the return to the stadium and we are very excited.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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