Barcelona absolutely furious with Nico Williams and his agent after transfer collapses | OneFootball

According to the latest information from SPORT, Barcelona are feeling deeply frustrated and used after Nico Williams decided to renew his contract with Athletic Club, blindsiding the club after weeks of negotiations.

The Blaugrana believed they were close to sealing the deal next week, confident that once the player agreed to pay his termination clause, the signing would go through.

However, the announcement of Nico’s renewal came as a shock, even though in the last few hours, some within Barça had begun to sense that something was off.

Barcelona are not happy

Barcelona’s anger towards Nico and his entourage is immense. The club feels the player strung them along, giving the impression that he wanted to join Barça while secretly planning to stay at Athletic.

The frustration is even greater because discussions had been intense over the past two weeks, and a full agreement on salary until 2031 had already been reached.

Barça were preparing to activate the clause, only to find out about Nico’s decision through Athletic’s official announcement.

Nico Williams renewed his contract with Barcelona. (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images)

Sources at Barcelona believe Nico’s camp acted unfairly, using Barça’s interest and offer as leverage to secure a lucrative renewal at Athletic.

Leveraging Barcelona’s links

Club leaders are especially upset that Nico’s team did not even bother to inform them of the final decision before it was made public.

This last-minute surprise has left Barça’s management feeling betrayed and furious after being in constant contact with Nico’s representatives until just hours before the news broke.

The disappointment echoes a similar situation last year when Nico posed in Athletic’s new kit shortly after expressing interest in joining Barcelona.

However, this time negotiations were much further along, and the club was convinced the deal was imminent. Barça had even postponed the payment of the termination clause until next week to give Nico’s camp more time.

Instead, they were left stunned by the announcement of his renewal until 2035, a decision that has thrown the club’s summer transfer plans into turmoil and left the board reeling.