Nico Williams: A necessity or a luxury for Barcelona?

Nico Williams is on Barcelona's radar. But is all the hype justified or is the Basque Boy Wonder a luxury the Catalans shouldn't get?

Barcelona, a club still scrambling to get out of a financial black hole, are about to splash ~€60M on Nico Williams, a still-developing young forward, while most likely ignoring the team's oh-so-obvious need for a defensive midfielder.

Is Joan Laporta being reckless (and crazy) again? Or is the Lezama Boy Wonder the antidote to Barça's misery? Let's find out.

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