Overview

• Barcelona intends to deposit the €62 million release clause for Nico Williams this week but remains outside LaLiga’s 1:1 salary-to-revenue rule
• Nico Williams has requested written assurances of registration from Barcelona, a clause the club has so far declined to include
• Athletic Club has informed LaLiga that it will monitor every Barcelona economic move to enforce strict financial fair-play compliance
• Barça vice president Rafa Yuste accused Athletic of applying “sentimental pressure” on Williams, escalating institutional tensions
• Supporter anger in Bilbao has led to repeated vandalism of murals honoring Williams as locals protest his proposed switch