The firm yes from Nico Williams to Barça, along with the agreement until 2031 as announced by market experts like Fabrizio Romano, including figures between seven and eight million euros per year, is now facing some doubts. More precisely, fears. The player and his representative, Félix Tainta, who informed Athletic of the player's desire to leave, have been requesting guarantees of registration from Barça to authorize the payment of the release clause. The negotiations have become complicated on this point. According to Mundo Deportivo, the player requested to be registered before July 5th. The Jijantes outlet reports that Tainta gave Barça ten days to register him after paying the clause; otherwise, the player would become a free agent.

Meanwhile, Barça has stated that they will not sign any escape clause similar to those used for Koundé or Olmo last season after his initial registration issues in August. The club does not want to commit 62 million euros but has provided a roadmap to Tainta to assure him that there will be no problems in registering the player.

However, Nico's situation is not straightforward. After the initial excitement of agreeing to join Barça (with differing accounts: some claim the agent pushed for the deal, while others say Barça pursued him, knowing from the Nations League camp that he might be open to playing in blaugrana a year later), Nico has adopted a more rational approach, influenced by Barça's past player registration challenges. His representative, Félix Tainta, who is closely tied to Athletic and represents several players there, is working to provide his client with the strongest possible guarantees.

Tainta has a strong personality. Although many believe the situation has progressed too far for a reversal, Deco and Tainta must find a creative solution to resolve this transfer, which could represent another damaging setback for Joan Laporta, even if he blames the winger's indecision.