Nico Williams will continue in him Athletic Club. Despite the rumors linked to Barcelona, the striker has decided to renew with the club of his life Until 2035: «When you have to make decisions, for me what weighs the most is the heart. I'm where I want to bewith mine. This is my house. Aúpa Athletic, ”said the footballer in the video broadcast by the Bilbao club that ends with a stick to the Catalan team:” Athletic Win. “
The rojiblanco end is linked to the club of his heart during the next 10 seasons, until June 30, 2035, and its termination clause increases more than 50%, so it is about 87 million euros. A clear message from Nico Williams to all those who have criticized and have been vandalized by the rumors that said they wanted to go to Barcelona this summer.
This news is a slap to Barça in full rule. The culés dreamed with together Nico Williams Already Lamine Yamal, the society that has given so many joys to the Spanish team and had dancing the great selections of Europe in the Eurocup. But the few guarantees that the entity presided by Joan Laporta to register has ended up frustrating their signing for Barcelona, to continue in the club of their loves.
He Athletic Win the battle for Nico Williams al Barça And so he has let him know in the video with the message of «Athletic win». The lions were not willing to negotiate with Barcelona for their star and referred to the 58 million of the CPI plus. «If someone wants to take Nico Williams, who pays the clause as stipulated. There are no more, ”they said from the Basque Club.
The constant messages that arrived from the city and from the Barca directive on Nico The mandamases of the Athletic Club. And even less than for the second consecutive summer for him to come for him a club that has economic problems and is not found in rule 1: 1. A few days ago, Javier Tebas, president of the League, said that “Barça today could not register Nico.”
Athletic Club statement
Athletic Club and Nico Williams have reached an agreement to extend eight seasons, until June 30, 2035, the contract that ended in 2027. Its termination clause increases more than 50% with respect to the previous one.
“When you have to make decisions, for me, what weighs more, is the heart. I am where I want to be, with mine, this is my house. Aupa Athletic!” Nico Williams said in the video in which the club has announced its renewal.
This new sample of loyalty marks a milestone in the rojiblanca history and endorses a path of trust in the sports project already initiated by, among other colleagues, Unai Simón, Oihan Sancet, Dani Vivian, Mikel Jauregizar, Beñat Prados or Ernesto Valverde himself … and, of course, his brother Iñaki Williams, the captain of this team that is already historical and generational. He will continue to wear the 10 inherited from Iker Muniain, with the Champions League as a new scenario. His step forward before the dizzy offers is a resounding success of Athletic Club, an Athletic Win (Williams, Iñaki and Nico) in full rule.
Ambitious lions that not only want to win, but also want to do it with Athletic, with the team of their heart, aware that in sport, the greater the difficulty, the greater the victory, #uniqueintheworld has.
Nico Williams (Iruñea, 2002) arrived at the Athletic Club of Age Alevín, in the 2013/14 season, a year after his brother Iñaki landed in Lezama. Since then, he has fulfilled all the training stages at Athletic to his debut as León on April 28, 2021, with only 18 years. In his 5 seasons so far in the first team he has played a total of 167 official matches and has achieved a Cup title, in addition to the classifications for the Europa League (where the team reached the semifinals) and for the Champions League this last year.
The contribution of Nico Williams to Athletic in the last seasons has been decisive, being differential in the offensive plane thanks to its overflow and speed, scoring 31 goals, originating many occasions and being a constant nightmare for rival defenses.
Beyond its formidable performance on the pitch, Nico Williams' international projection has been immense, becoming a valuable Ambassador of the Athletic brand around the world, for example, by being appointed MVP of the final of the 2024 Eurocup Eurocopa (where he was proclaimed champion with the selection of Spain) or when he entered the list of the nominated for the nominated for the golden ball (15th).
Athletic's sports philosophy, freely chosen, is a uniqueness that is proud of the club, its social mass (owner of the entity) and its fans. The step forward that Nico Williams has given with this renewal full of pride to the entire Athleticzale family and draws a future as ambitious as exciting.
This is the famous Athletic, the famous Athletic Club.
