Barcelona fans are reeling, and the football world is having a field day after Nico Williams blindsided the Catalan giants by signing a shock new deal with Athletic Bilbao until 2035, on Friday, July 4, 2025.
For weeks, Barça fans had flooded social media with graphics of Nico in a Blaugrana shirt, drooling over fantasy line-ups featuring the explosive winger alongside Lamine Yamal and Lewandowski under Hansi Flick.
Some even took Lamine’s Instagram hints as proof the deal was done. But when the time came, Nico ripped up the dream and declared San Mamés his forever home, leaving Barcelona humiliated for a second summer in a row.
As such, the winger’s dramatic snub has given rival supporters the perfect chance to mock them for living in a fantasy world that never came true.
They believe Barcelona made a fool of themselves, got played by Nico for a better deal, and let their own hype get embarrassingly ahead of reality.
They wasted no time taking to social media to troll Barcelona for the failed move.
“Damn Barcelona is a joke, I thought they would sign him this summer,” scoffed a fan.
“Didn’t Griezmann do something similar lol,” another laughed, pointing to Barça’s infamous past transfer circus.
“Thought he already joined Barça through Lamine IG story??” wrote a staunch Madrid fan, mocking the overblown fan hype.
Others summed it up bluntly: “Admit it: Barcelona’s pursuit of Nico Williams two years in a row has been humiliating.”
In the end, Nico’s decision to “listen to his heart” left Barcelona’s transfer plans, and online fantasy line-ups in tatters.
His release clause has now soared, making a future swoop even harder for cash-strapped Barça, who may be forced to pivot to new targets like Marcus Rashford.
For now, rival fans are relishing the chaos, gleefully reminding Barcelona that football dreams don’t always follow the graphics.
Read some of the tweets below:
Hahaha where was agent Yamal? 😂😂😂😂
— Estêvão Willian Xtra (@Kulu_Mastermind) July 4, 2025
Thought he already join Barca through Lamine ig story??
— Ben (@BenRmc_) July 4, 2025
😂😂😂😂 Nico made the wisest career decision of his life. Imagine going to Barca and after working hard for the football club they will attribute it to Lamine Yamal because he is 17 years old.
— Ibe Onye Abiriba😎 (@itsleeswhag) July 4, 2025
Barcelona fans:Nico williams is signing for us
Nico williams👇👇 pic.twitter.com/BfrlQwHBwV
— Liam Piti🕶️ (@Liam_Piti7) July 4, 2025
Barcelona fans right now after spending time telling us to be scared😂😂😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/cN79PMZjBD
— Liam Piti🕶️ (@Liam_Piti7) July 4, 2025
Bro rejected Arsenal and Barcelona. 😂
— 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐨 (@Varticoo) July 4, 2025
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