Neco Williams has had a wonderful season, and has become one of the prominent players of this season. Barcelona’s interest in the Spaniard is increasing more and more and has been appearing in international newspapers for several months despite his recent renewal with Bilbao, but contracting with him has become possible.
According to information received from the Spanish newspaper “Sport”, no one can deny that Barcelona is going through a bad financial moment, and in order to sign Neco Williams, they must sell first. It is known that the player will welcome his arrival to Barcelona, although Hansi Flick loves him, but the German coach He has a different option and prefers him over Neco Williams and sees him as the ideal signing for Barcelona.
The newspaper added that Neco Williams’ numbers are not bad at all: he scored 8 goals and provided 17 assists in 38 matches. His weak point is his shots, but he is refining them more and more and his numbers show that. His signing would cost Barcelona 60 million euros, which is the amount that the player put in. His contract with Bilbao is a release clause. The team that pays him will win the player’s services.
The newspaper continued: It seems that Hansi Flick prefers to invest this 60 million euros in another winger who scored more goals, but provided fewer assists. The player is Luis Diaz, the Liverpool star, who was a personal bet for Jurgen Klopp this season. The Colombian scored 13 goals and made 13 assists. 5 assists in 51 matches.
The newspaper indicated that Luis Diaz is a fan of Barcelona and it is known that he is looking forward to joining the Catalan club The player does not have a penalty clause in his contract, but the contract will remain valid until 2027 and Liverpool will not allow him to leave for less than 60 million euros and Hansi Flick wants to bet on him before Neco Williams. This has already been conveyed to the highest levels of officials in Barcelona.
According to several English media outlets, with Jurgen Klopp’s departure and Arne Slott’s arrival, Luis Diaz will no longer be a starter. For this reason, Liverpool are likely to accept the offer if it is good enough. There are several teams interested in the striker, but if he leaves, Barcelona is his priority.
