{"id":347582,"date":"2025-05-20T02:04:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T02:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/05\/20\/barcelona-president-joan-laporta-confirms-club-is-no-longer-interested-in-signing-nico-williams\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T02:04:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T02:04:48","slug":"barcelona-president-joan-laporta-confirms-club-is-no-longer-interested-in-signing-nico-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/05\/20\/barcelona-president-joan-laporta-confirms-club-is-no-longer-interested-in-signing-nico-williams\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona President Joan Laporta confirms club is no longer interested in signing Nico Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/922\/92243822.295.jpg\" alt=\"Nico Williams was heavily linked with a move to Barcelona last summer\" title=\"Nico Williams was heavily linked with a move to Barcelona last summer\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Nico Williams was heavily linked with a move to Barcelona last summer<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">The President of FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta, has disclosed that the club is no longer considering a move to sign Spain forward of Ghanaian descent Nico Williams.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, although the La Liga champions were interested in signing the younger brother of I\u00f1aki Williams last summer, they have moved on and are exploring other options in the market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe valued Nico as a potential signing last summer with Dani Olmo, but right now I think the club is valuing other players,\u201d Joan Laporta said, as quoted by transfer expert Fabrizio Romano.<\/p>\n<p>Laporta added, \u201cThere will be changes in our squad this summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur rivals will also strengthen because they have seen that our team is the best right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nico Williams was heavily linked with a move to Barcelona last summer after an outstanding campaign for Athletic Club and the Spain national team.<\/p>\n<p>The talented youngster decided to stay at Athletic Club and signed a contract extension.<\/p>\n<p>Although Barcelona are no longer interested in signing Williams, he is a transfer target for English Premier League side Arsenal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nico Williams was heavily linked with a move to Barcelona last summer The President of FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta, has disclosed that the club is no longer considering a move to sign Spain forward of Ghanaian descent Nico Williams. 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