When Athletic Club communicated Nico Williams' renewal Last Friday morning, Barça's executive president, Joan Laporta, understood the magnitude of the Basque institution as a rival in the football circles. Because if Félix Tainta, the Navarrese winger's representative, asked for registration guarantees before definitively signing the transfer, it was because the president of the Basque club, Jon Uriarte, had previously inquired at La Liga headquarters about the Barça's limitations regarding registration. fair play financial. After this visit to Madrid, Tainta's reluctance is understandable. Last summer, he also made Nico understand that it wasn't prudent to go to Barça if the registration wasn't guaranteed on paper.

"It's a style of play somewhat similar to Messi's." This is how Denmark describes Roony Bardghji (pronounced Bardadgi in Catalan), the 19-year-old Copenhagen player who will sign for Barça. The Swedish winger has already passed part of his medical with the club and has already arrived in Catalonia. All that remains is to sign the contract. Hansi Flick has acquired one of the great promises of current Nordic football, with the question of whether to keep him or find him a loan where he gets playing time.