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The former president of Barcelona, Joan Gaspart, predicted that Nico Williams’ decision to renew his contract in Athletic Bilbao could mean problems for the player and the Basque club.
Williams surprised the league last week at the desaisa the advances of Barça, the Spanish champions hoped to attract him to Catalonia for second summer followed, and signing a new agreement in San Mames.
The end of Spain, 22, wrote a contract that links it with athletics until 2035 after being attracted by an improved financial package and the appeal to remain with its hometown club.
With that comes the added expectation, both from the inside and outside the locker room.
Bilbao has the problem – Gaspart
Gaspart, who was president of Barça between 2000 and 2003, told the podcast “only for those of Cules:” Nico is a great player, but now Bilbao has the problem. “
“When the players realize that they are winning half, half, half of what Nico wins, they won’t like. And fans, if this player does not score 50 goals, they will growl, huh?”
Williams’ failed search has led to generalized criticisms of the sports director of Barça Deco and Gaspart was not impressed by the efforts of the former midfielder of Portugal.
He added: “There is no passion. That is not a criticism of Deco, who is a professional who is in Barcelona today and tomorrow can be in another team that pays him more.
“I did not charge for doing what I did. I did it by passion. And when you do it with passion, it is very difficult for things to escape from you.”
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– Athletic Club (@athleticclub) July 4, 2025
This never happened when I signed Maradona and Rivaldo …
The 80 -year -old was vice president of Camp Nou before ascending to the upper role and believes that his passionate approach helped the club to sign world class talent.
“Barcelona is a passion club. And the passion is not full of a professional, it is taken by the one who has it. He who does not charge for being from Barça,” he said.
“Maradona, Rivaldo, Zubizararreta, Bakero … I signed them all, something like this never happened to me.”
