Barcelona fans have started donating symbolic sums of money to the club’s official TikTok account in an effort to help the La Liga side sign forward Nico Williams.
The 22-year-old Athletic Bilbao winger became a prominent transfer target for top European clubs after becoming one of Spain’s most exciting players during its seven-match winning streak at the European Championship.
Williams, who scored twice, including the opening goal in Spain’s 2-1 final triumph over England, formed a promising relationship with Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal, who was awarded the tournament’s best young player.
Barcelona fans are now eagerly pushing for a Yamal-Williams attacking duo as they send funds to the Catalan club, which has faced financial challenges in recent times.
“Sign Nico”, “We 100% need Nico” and “For Nico Williams” are some of the comments with donations on Barcelona’s most recent TikTok videos.
According to Transfermarkt, Williams’ current market value is 70 million euros ($76.29 million), while the Spanish press has reported that Athletic set his release fee at 58 million.
Despite the goodwill of the Barca fans, the donations, labelled as “rewards” on TikTok, would not be of much help for the club as they range from 5 cents to one Euro, with the social network retaining a large part of the funds.
Barcelona, who finished second in La Liga and were knocked out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals last season, have not signed any players so far during the summer transfer window.
