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Barcelona’s pursuit of Liverpool winger Luis Diaz may not be over yet, despite the club’s recent negotiations to sign Nico Williams.

The Spanish champions have been open in their desire to bring the Colombian to the Nou Camp, with Deco publicly admitting his interest in Diaz, along with Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford.

But reports in Spain have indicated that Barcelona will look to sign Athletic Bilbao winger Williams instead.

According to Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo, Deco’s “first choice” remains Diaz and Barca only opted to sign Williams due to his age and contract status.

Given he is six years younger than the Liverpool star, Williams offers Barcelona a “greater chance of recouping its investment in the future”, while a release clause makes the transfer negotiations much smoother.

But Mundo Deportivo states talks with Willaims have now “come to a standstill”, due to his agents’ demands surrounding registration guarantees, which has impacted several Barca transfers in recent years, such as Dani Olmo, who nearly left the Catalan club in January as a result.

While a verbal agreement was reached last week over his wage and contract length, the registration request could derail the transfer and means Diaz may become a viable option once again.

The report adds Liverpool has been unwilling to negotiate so far on a possible move for Diaz, who has also been linked with a move to Saudi Arabia and Bayern Munich.



Luis Diaz has been linked with a move to Barcelona this summer

German reporter Christian Falk claimed over the weekend that the latter is considering a summer approach for Diaz, while reports in Saudi Arabia stated Al-Nassr might make a €100million ($117M/£86M) bid for the attacker.

Liverpool’s no.7 has two years to run on his contract and doubts surrounding his future have been a recurring theme of the summer window.

Diaz claimed at the end of the season that he expected to begin contract talks with the Reds over the summer, but club sources have indicated that is not the case.


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