The Nico Williams soap opera is over. Athletic Club made official this Friday the renewal of the Spanish footballer until June 30, 2027, settling the rumors of a possible departure from San Mamés by the player. The president and general director of football of the Bilbao club, Jon Uriarte and Mikel González, were present this morning during his contract extension.
The international will be linked to the red and white team for at least three more seasons. In the statement, the new termination clause that the forward will have is not specified, although it is indicated that “Nico Williams’ contract has a fixed salary structure with a variable component based on objectives.”
The 21-year-old winger is betting on continuing to wear the Athletic shirt and not that of other European clubs that had bid for him. “I’m happy in Bilbao, that people are calm,” the 21-year-old winger said this Monday, after playing against Girona. “When a player wants to stay and the club wants him to stay, the normal thing is that everything ends well,” Mikel González, Athletic Club’s football director, recently explained. And that’s how it has been.
Nico arrived at Lezama a decade ago as a junior and has been taking steps in his career until he became a fundamental piece for the first team, which he joined in 2021. The Williams’ little brother has played 96 games as a lion and has puts this course close to exceeding 100 with the Basque team’s shirt. In addition, he is the top assist to date in LaLiga with five assists on goals.
The Athletic Club forward has also been a mainstay for the Spanish team. First, Luis Enrique made him debut with the senior team and then placed his trust in him, taking him to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Now he continues to be important for Luis de la Fuente. Athletic Club’s next match will be this Saturday against Rayo Vallecano in San Mamés on the occasion of matchday number 15 of LaLiga.