Nico Williams Snubs Barcelona Again: Signs Jaw-Dropping 10-Year Deal With Athletic Club
Barcelona tried. Again. But Nico Williams just isn’t that into them.
For the second summer in a row, Athletic Club winger Nico Williams has left FC Barcelona on read, this time more brutally than ever. Despite weeks of advanced talks and confident whispers around Camp Nou, the 22-year-old Spain international has penned a blockbuster 10-year contract with his boyhood club. Yes, you read that right, ten.
Friday morning, Athletic Club dropped the bombshell:
On Friday morning, Athletic Club dropped the bombshell: Nico is staying at San Mamés until 2035. And the internet did a collective double take. Because just days ago, it seemed like a done deal. Barcelona believed they had everything in place, personal terms, mutual interest, green lights all around. Turns out, they were ghosted.
According to Diario SPORT, Barça are fuming behind the scenes. Apparently, the Catalans spent the last two weeks deep in negotiations with Nico’s camp, completely unaware they were being led down a blind alley. No warning, no call, not even a cheeky heads-up. Nico and his team just dropped the contract news out of the blue. Ice cold.
Barça sources told the paper they feel “shocked, angry, and disrespected.” Some insiders even think the player used the interest from Barcelona as leverage to bag a fatter deal from Athletic. And if that’s true, it worked. Because a decade-long contract for a 22-year-old? That’s legacy-level stuff.
Nico Speaks: “This Is My Home”
When asked why he decided to stay, Williams kept it short and sentimental:
“When it comes to making decisions, the most important thing is to listen to your heart. I am in the place where I want to be, with my people. This is my home. Aupa Athletic!”
The Basque side couldn’t resist twisting the knife either. In their official post announcing the extension, they cheekily added the hashtag #AthleticWIN, a not-so-subtle jab at Barcelona, who now look like they’ve been played twice in two years.
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