Good day, everyone, and welcome to my blog. The main target for FC Barcelona, as we all know, is Nico Williams, and not to mention the Spanish forward has accepted personal terms with the club, plus has informed Athletic Bilbao that he wants to join Barcelona and no other club. Yesterday, I saw a post from a reliable source about Athletic Club willing to go to war to make sure Barcelona doesn't sign Nico Williams this summer, which I thought was ridiculous because they can't stop the release clause from being paid unless the player doesn't want to join the club.
Athletic Club were not joking when they made that statement, and yesterday evening it was reported that the club has gone to have a meeting with La Liga to check, as they don't believe that Barcelona are back to the 1:1 rule. The 1:1 rule simply means that the club can spend as much as it earns and Barcelona has made incredible profits from last season's campaign. The club won the La Liga title, which saw them earn more than 60 million euros, plus domestic competitions they won and money they made from reaching the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League last season.
There is still more earnings from the Nike deal, and many more, which I would say they did pretty well last season. The president of the club has even given a breakdown of the club's earnings in a press conference and assured that the club is back to the 1:1 rule. This approach by Athletic Club is unprofessional, and as it stands, the relationship between the two clubs is already broken. It is quite strange that Athletic Club is being difficult with this Nico Williams move because I don't see any reason for them to poke their nose in Barcelona being in the 1:1 rule or not, because it's entirely not their business.
Barcelona will pay Nico Williams' release clause as it's not going to be an issue for the club. Next week, Barcelona will pay the release clause, and frankly, there is nothing Athletic Club can do about it because La Liga can't reject the payment. The only thing La Liga can do is to block the registration of Nico Williams next season, and if Barcelona has all the necessary documents that need to be presented, then they have the full right to go to court and get a court order that will force La Liga to register Nico Williams. It was the same strategy the club used when Dani Olmo and Pau Victor were unregistered by La Liga during the middle of the season.
It won't take long, as next week is approaching, which will mark the official start to the summer transfer market window. This saga still has a lot to unfold and I am eager to see what will happen next week when Barcelona pays the release clause. So, guys, that will be all for now. Thanks for stopping by and have a good day.