Sky Sports reported today, Tuesday, that Joan Laporta, the president of FC Barcelona, is continuing to work on finalizing the transfer of Nico Williams, the star of Athletic Bilbao.

It was noted that this idea is strongly supported by the German coach Hans Flick, and Barcelona player Lamine Yamal, who is Williams' teammate in the Spanish national team.

According to the report, Bayern Munich is monitoring the situation, with alternative options ready on their agenda such as Bradley Barcola and Kaoru Mitoma.

On the same topic, a report in The Athletic newspaper indicated that the transfer of Williams will not be easy financially for Barcelona.

Barcelona will need to arrange for the departure of several players from the current squad before they can register a new player of Williams' caliber, according to The Athletic.