Western media Assas reported on Nico Williams' transfer progress, saying that the deal has slowed down in the past two days.

reported that Barcelona is currently raising funds to successfully register players through La Liga review. Paying the player's liquidated damages is one thing, and whether the player can be registered successfully is another. Barcelona said the transfer was only a matter of time, and revealed that Nico was trying to meet with Athletic Bilbao to relieve pressure on liquidated damages. But this won't happen.

Within Athletic Bilbao, the club firmly demanded that Barcelona pay the full liquidated damages and corresponding taxes (about 64 million euros) without giving up the money. In addition, the Bilbao president is determined to monitor every step of the transfer in case Barcelona complete Nico's registration by circumventing the rules of financial fair competition.