"As" reported that Nico Williams' contract renewal was a huge blow to Barcelona.

Laporta suffered a textbook-like defeat in Nico Williams' transfer case, which was a heavy blow to Laporta himself and the entire Barcelona club. When Barcelona was determined to sign the winger this summer to form a dream forward, reality gave them a wake-up call. Barcelona management once revealed to the close media that everything is ready and the termination fee payment procedure is ready. There are even reports that it will be implemented this Friday and that the player and his agent Tyneta promised to complete the registration.

However, while Barcelona is resting on their minds, Athletic Bilbao is making every effort to turn the situation around. Since the player's agent expressed his willingness to leave the team to Biba on June 24, club chairman Uriat has refused to surrender and instead bet on all the chips. Time has become a ally of Biba. Every day Barcelona delays paying the termination fee, it is fueling the players' doubts and giving Biba more room to deal with. What's more, the financially healthy Bibao can provide salary that Barcelona cannot match. On the other hand, Barcelona not only failed to advance the transfer in time, but instead showed an arrogant attitude, firmly believing that players will definitely get what they want if they yearn for the Camp Nou, and the final outcome is completely opposite.

Laporta has his own excuses. He would say that Nico retreated at the last minute, and the agent with many Biba player resources chose to protect Biba's interests. As Cruyff said, hesitant players are not worthy of playing for Barcelona. But these excuses cannot cover up this loud failure, and further expose Barcelona's financial stubbornness: breaking away from the 1:1 rule directly leads to a miscarriage in the transfer.

The usual victory Laporta lost all his persuasion this time and tripped twice on the same stone. He felt deeply frustrated when he received a call from a player giving up his transfer during his trip to the United States last year. He failed again this summer and failed to sign Yamal's best friend in the national team as a gift.