La Liga president Javier Tebas says Nico Williams did not want to “risk” waiting for Barcelona to raise the funds needed to finalize his registration this summer.

Barcelona were left disappointed in their pursuit of Nico Williams for the second summer in a row as the young winger opted to renew his contract with Athletic Club despite having committed to join

The Catalan club were rebuffed by Athletic Club last summer and had to compete with Bayern Munich for the winger.