Barcelona president Joan Laporta says the Spanish champions are engaged on a “actually thrilling signing” after finishing a deal to herald Espanyol goalkeeper Joan García on Wednesday.
Sporting director Deco informed ESPN final month that Barça need to add one other winger to the squad, with sources revealing Nico Williams, Luis Díaz, Marcus Rashford and Ivan Perišić are amongst a number of candidates being thought of relying on how a lot cash is accessible to spend.
Current stories counsel Athletic Membership and Spain ahead Williams has emerged as Barça’s No.1 goal after Deco met with the participant’s agent, Felix Tainta, final week.
“Now we have introduced in a single participant [García] and we’re engaged on one other actually thrilling signing,” Laporta mentioned at a gathering with membership members on Wednesday.
Barça tried to signal Williams final summer time, however the deal by no means obtained off the bottom as a result of the membership couldn’t supply assurances he could be registered to play in LaLiga.
Williams, 22, stays out there for his launch clause, which is round €58 million ($66.7 million).
ESPN revealed final week Barça had an method for Díaz knocked again by Liverpool, with the Colombian confirming he was in talks with different golf equipment, which might have accelerated negotiations for Williams.
Deco has additionally met with Rashford’s agent and brother, Dwaine Maynard, not too long ago.
The thought is to work out how a lot every deal will value, with Barça topic to LaLiga’s monetary honest play guidelines, however Laporta knocked again a suggestion from league president Javier Tebas this week that they’re nonetheless working below sure restrictions.
“A number of obstacles have been put in our means, however now we have managed to beat them,” Laporta added.
“We will signal gamers usually with out LaLiga intervening. It is a second of actual satisfaction as a result of plenty of work has gone in to the membership’s financial restoration.”
Barça accomplished their first signing of the summer time earlier on Wednesday.
García, 24, has joined the membership on a deal till 2031 after the Catalan facet activated the goalkeeper’s €25 million ($28.8 million) launch clause.