La Liga president Tebas: “Barcelona cannot register Nico Williams as of today”

FC Barcelona are pushing hard to sign Nico Williams from Athletic Club this summer after having missed out on his transfer in 2024.

The 22-year-old attacker himself is keen on the switch and an agreement over a six-year contract until 2031 has already been reached.

There was a hiccup in negotiations with the winger’s camp seeking guarantees over his registration, but the situation is understood to have been resolved and Barça plan on activating his release clause this week.

Javier Tebas comments on Nico Williams case

As Barcelona prepare to pay the Spanish international’s release clause by this weekend, La Liga president Javier Tebas has now commented on the operation.

The La Liga chief made it clear that, as things stand, Barça are not in a position to register Nico Williams.

“Barcelona cannot register Nico Williams as of today,” said Tebas, as quoted by COPE.

While that may be case, Barça have freed up a good chunk of salary space with the departures of Clement Lenglet and Ansu Fati.

With a return to the 1:1 Financial Fair Play ruling also on the horizon, there is confidence within the club that there will be no issues in registering either Joan Garcia, who has already joined, or Nico, who could be signed soon.

After all, the Athletic Club winger has returned from his vacation so as to finalise the transfer and secure his dream move to Barcelona after missing out last summer.