2024-08-23 09:01:33
Announced close to FC Barcelona during this summer’s transfer window, Nico Williams, who is linked to the Basque club and is not at ease with the Blaugrana’s financial situation, should ultimately remain at Athletic.
On Saturday, Nico Williams will play well in Barcelona. But it will be with the Dublin jersey, during the match on the 2nd day of La Liga between the two teams. However, this summer, the Spanish winger may have changed colors. But in the end, the young European champion did not want to win, despite the strong interest of Barça, who prided himself on the gradual economic recovery that this type of madness has brought him.
This cost 58 million euros, an amount whose release clause will not be raised this summer, except for a last minute surprise.
The C3 makes him dream
The newspaper AS They mentioned this Friday that the people around him (his brother and teammate Iñaki, his parents…) suggested him to dedicate as much as possible to Athletic, a club that has given him everything and that smells of sanctity.
Beyond moral virtues, the 22-year-old ghost was also motivated by sporting issues. Bilbao will return to the Europa League this season after a seven-year absence on the European stage, ending in the round of 16 of C3 against OM Rudi Garcia (1-3, 1-2). The prospect of a final in San Mamés, the home of Athletics, especially enchants the Iberian kidney breaker.
There are doubts about Barça
If there were many reasons to keep him in Bilbao, Barcelona did not have all the ingredients to convince his target. Like Dani Olmo, who is still not included in the La Liga list due to payroll restrictions, Barça never guaranteed his inclusion in the squad.
So, far from being determined to progress this summer, Nico Williams is looking to continue his progress on familiar ground, with a coach – Ernesto Valverde – who will be able to get the best out of him, and speak again about his future in the summer of 2025.
PSG not calculated
The Spanish daily, who explains that Athletic has little hope of seeing him extend beyond 2027 (the end of his current contract) even if the management is working to increase his release clause and his remuneration, he understands that the t – even confirmed interest from PSG. included by the player.
In any case Williams had cooled the rumors one after the other. “I’m really looking forward to starting,” he said before resuming training in Bilbao, a few days after Spain’s Euro crown. Then he took advantage of the departure of the emblem Iker Muniain to exchange his number 11 for 10. A sign that rarely deceives.
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