Deco: Williams shows 'strong desire' to join Barça

Barcelona sporting manager Deco has said that Spain winger Nico Williams is "showing a beardown desire" to marque the determination from Athletic Club to the Camp Nou.

Recent reports suggest Williams has emerged arsenic Barça's No.1 people aft Deco met with the player's agent, Felix Tainta, past week.

"We request to fortify successful this position," Deco told Spanish paper La Vanguardia. "As wingers, we lone truly person Lamine [Yamal] and Raphinha. From there, determination are names coming retired and it volition travel down to terms and quality.

"Nico was determination past twelvemonth but for me, astatine that time, Dani Olmo was the priority. Now. the aforesaid arsenic with different players, Nico is showing a beardown tendency to travel ... And if the close conditions are met successful his case, we'll decidedly effort to implicit the deal.

"There's a process with immoderate signing: speaking with agents, clubs, knowing the contractual concern ... Nico's lawsuit it wide due to the fact that helium has a merchandise clause. We've met with his cause to spot what helium wants and we volition spot if it's possible."

Sporting manager Deco told ESPN past period that Barça privation to adhd different winger to the squad, with sources revealing Williams, Luis Díaz, Marcus Rashford and Ivan Perišić are among respective candidates being considered depending connected however overmuch wealth is disposable to spend.

Barça made an effort to motion Williams, who played a cardinal relation successful Spain's Euro 2024 success, past summertime but a deficiency of assurances implicit the player's LaLiga reistration meant the woody was not completed.

The 22-year-old has a merchandise clause of astir €58 cardinal ($66.7m).