A time announced at FC Barcelona, Nico Williams finally decided to extend his contract with Athletic Bilbao. A new 10 -year -old lease binds the Spanish striker at the Basque club until June 2035.
But this extension was not a long, quiet river. The 2024 European champion crossed several weeks of eddies, punctuated by growing tensions with part of the supporters of the Zuri-Gorriak. And by a targeted media campaign, which his brother, Iñaki Williams, did not hesitate to report publicly.
“There have been events that made everything more difficult”
Present at a press conference, the captain of Athletic Bilbao returned to this soap. “We all know how the world of football works and the kind of pressure that Barça wanted to exert on the supporters of Athletic, on my brother. It was a media campaign. Maybe they thought it would work “he said before continuing:
“Many of what was said or shared on the networks was false. This outside noise caused a lot of damage. »»
If Nico Williams' decision to stay in San Mamés was already made, the timing of the announcement was jostled. “Binding my brother until 2035 could not be done overnight. And then there were events that made everything more difficult, such as the vandalized fresco twice, or the window of his broken car ”, concluded Iñaki Williams.
