Deco: Barcelona did not take the initiative to chase Nico this summer, and his agents have promoted us many times

Hupu September 30th News Recently, in an exclusive interview with the Spanish media "World Sports", Barcelona director Deco also talked about multiple topics and situations about the club's transfer window this summer.

The following is the first part of the interview

The club's plan to be A for the winger position this summer is Louis Dias. What's wrong with him if he didn't sign him?

This is not a problem with Plan A or Plan B. Fortunately, head coach Frick is a football-knowledge, smart and experienced person, and we had a very clear relationship from the beginning. He never forced or demanded our signings, and even after winning so many honors, it did not change. What he and I have always emphasized is that he doesn't want to lose any important players. We are very clear about which players can be let go and which ones cannot. And what aspects can we strengthen.

Looking at last season's lineup, we lack some in (left winger). We originally thought that the role could be played by Fati. He started the preseason well, but things didn't go well later and injuries made him in a difficult situation. He can play on the left and pseudo-Nine, providing multiple solutions, but the players who are missing this feature in the lineup. Louis Dias meets the requirements, Rashford meets the requirements, and then there is the negotiation issue. They play for top clubs, so they are negotiating with you about Liverpool and Manchester United.

Regarding Dias, Liverpool has been very tough from the beginning saying that they don't want to sell, which is even more complicated, just like if someone comes to us and we don't want to bring a certain player to the market. Diaz (transfer) eventually proved impossible. Rashford (transfer) was also complicated at first, but it became a little easier later because Manchester United was more open to loans, which gave us more room to operate.

followed by Nico Williams' chance, but he was not the type of winger we were looking for in the first place. He was the name that appeared halfway through, and then what happened later. This is the transfer market, not to say that there are plans A, B, and C, although it is normal for the media to understand this way. For us, each player is different, each has its own characteristics, and some aspects are better. We want a player who can play on the left side.

Rashford can also play on the right side, which gives us more solutions. Louis Diaz can even play as an attacking midfielder behind the striker. Nico can provide you with wings (blasting). When we analyze players, we know what they can bring. After that, negotiations will determine whether you can get what you want, but the player characteristics are clear.

Nico Williams offered the opportunity. Why would he consider signing him this time after rejecting last summer?

No change. When we focused on Louis Diaz, we found it very difficult to sign him. Regarding Rashford, Manchester United was only willing to sell it at the time, and we were looking for solutions. Nico isn't the type of signing we wanted in the first place, but he can play on the left and right. And Ferran is transforming into a center, which removes him from his choice on the wing. If you introduce Nico, you have the right and left options, but the center is missing.

If a good player like Nico wants to come to us, we will of course talk when his agent contacts us, and that's how it is. This is the case with football. Players may not accept the conditions proposed for some reason, and the agent also has their own interests. We don’t know what’s going on, but there is no controversy among them. Things are simple. He can offer left and right wing options, not centers, but if you don't have any other solutions, he will be great because he's excellent and can offer two of three positions.

What ultimately causes the transfer to fail?

There is no "reason". Simply put, we put forward the conditions of the club and then need to implement the negotiations on paper contracts. We said that we cannot accept the conditions proposed by the other party, because no player can surpass the club, and in the end, there will be no success. We gave a reply deadline, they did not reply, they went their way, we went ours.

is the registration guarantee required by his agent that cannot be met?

is not a matter of registration guarantee. It's very simple. If you want to negotiate, tell me everything you need and what you want, and don't change it later. That's it. I don’t want to talk about this topic anymore. I have already talked too much, and too much nonsense has spread from Bilbao.

What do you think of Athletic Bilbao's position on asking La Liga about Barcelona's FFP situation?

I don't want to get involved in things that have nothing to do with me, I focus on the day-to-day management of players and clubs, but I don't think Athletic Bilbao is a good move in this regard. We didn't pursue their players and didn't follow their players. They should ask the agent who has come to Barcelona to promote their players many times.

This is not a club level (active contact) issue, and if one of our players authorizes his agent to talk to other teams, we cannot be angry with other teams for this. We continued to move forward. He was a player of Bibao. The situation was very simple. The agent found us and made a sales promotion. If we failed, we should continue to deal with other more important things.

You seem to be suggesting that it is Nico's side that changed the initial signing conditions

I don't want to discuss this topic in depth, otherwise I have to explain all the details of successful and failed negotiations, which I don't like to do. I have a partnership with agents and should not disclose these details. I just want to be clear: it was not Nico who we took the initiative to look for, but his agent who looked for us. And when Dias and Rashford’s negotiations are a bit difficult, we have to find a solution. But Nico's things didn't work out, and it was nothing big.

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