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On Thursday, Athletic Club host Rangers at San Mames in the second leg of their Europa League quarter-final tie, and they may do so without the services of a key player.

Soccer News / Just Arsenal / April 10

Arsenal set to suffer blow in fresh bid for coveted La Liga ace

Nico Williams is a player who has long captured the attention of Arsenal fans, as the club has been closely following him for an extended period. The Spanish winger has been in exceptional form over the past few seasons, consistently delivering standout performances whenever he takes to the field.

Soccer News / Football Espana / February 17

Inaki Williams speaks out on racism – ‘It’s not the first time here, but 4 idiots can’t tarnish Espanyol fans’

Athletic Club Vice-Captain and forward Inaki Williams has come out to ask for punishment for the fans that racially abused teammate Maroan Sannadi on Sunday at the RCDE Stadium.

Soccer News / Football Espana / February 16

Athletic Club star Inaki Williams racially abused during Espanyol match

Unfortunately, there have been several episodes of La Liga players being racially abused during matches, and another has taken place on Sunday in the match between Espanyol and Athletic Club at the RCDE Stadium.

Athletic Bilbao News / Football Espana / January 1

Athletic Club scouting winger with goals in England

Athletic Club keep a close eye on any potential breakout stars with Basque heritage, and are doing so with Norwich City star Borja Sainz. The former Alaves man has found a goalscoring touch in the Championship.

Athletic Bilbao News / Football Espana / November 27

Athletic Club register interest in 14-goal EFL Championship winger

Athletic Club already have several high-quality wingers on their books, including the likes of Nico Williams, Inaki Williams, Alvaro Djalo and Alex Berenguer.

Athletic Bilbao News / Football Espana / November 17

Ghana’s AFCON failure offers Athletic Club key Inaki Williams boost

Inaki Williams will not be heading away on Ghana duty for the Africa Cup of Nations at the end of 2025. AFCON 2025 kicks off on December 21 with the final scheduled for January 18, 2026 in Morocco.

Soccer News / Football Espana / November 11

Inaki Williams removed from Ghana squad after injury

Inaki Williams has withdrawn from Ghana duty this month due to injury. Athletic Club contracted the Ghanaian FA to inform them of a tendon injury picked up by Williams in training last week.

Athletic Bilbao News / Football Espana / September 26

Inaki Williams: Nico Williams made 'right decision' to reject Barcelona in favour of Athletic Club stay

Nico Williams dominated transfer news stories over the summer, as he was relentlessly linked with moves to Barcelona and the Premier League. In the end, the 21-year-old stayed put at Athletic Club for at least one more season.

Athletic Bilbao News / Football Espana / September 11

Williams brothers generate doubts at Athletic Club ahead of La Liga return

Athletic Club mark their return to La Liga action on Sunday. Ernesto Valverde’s side visit Las Palmas with the intention of bouncing back from the late defeat to Atletico Madrid pre-international break.

Soccer News / Football Espana / August 6

The reasons Nico Williams decided against Barcelona and PSG moves

Spain star Nico Williams confirmed on Tuesday that he would be staying at Athletic Club, after he returned to training early and told fans that he was looking forward to the season ahead.

Athletic Bilbao News / Football Espana / August 6

Watch: Nico Williams returns to Athletic Club training early with message for the fans

After a summer framed by glory at Euro 2024, and then dogged by transfer speculation, Nico Williams has returned to training with Athletic Club ahead of schedule.

Soccer News / Football Espana / July 30

Barcelona tell Nico Williams they will not come back in for him next summer amid doubts over move

Barcelona are aware that Athletic Club winger Nico Williams has his doubts about making a switch to Catalonia this season, and are using all of the arguments they can to persuade him to make the switch.

Athletic Bilbao News / Football Espana / July 29

Barcelona Sporting Director Deco trying to assuage Nico Williams of doubts over move

Athletic Club winger Nico Williams is in the middle of a three-way tug of war between Paris Saint-Germain, Los Leones and Barcelona, although the former seem to be on the outside looking in.

Athletic Bilbao News / Football Espana / July 18

The number one barrier standing between Nico Williams and Athletic Club exit

Barcelona, Chelsea and Arsenal are the sides being most closely linked with €58m winger Nico Williams this summer, and while there has been intensive reporting regarding an exit, Athletic Club remain confident they can retain him.

Athletic Bilbao News / Football Espana / July 5

Athletic Club confident of retaining Nico Williams amid Barcelona and Premier League interest

While the media has been awash with links between Nico Williams and a number of Europe’s footballing giants, the Basque giant in the north Athletic Club believe they can hold onto the rising star.

Soccer News / Just Arsenal / July 3

Arsenal sends out an offer for Euro 2024 star but Chelsea wants to triple his salary

Arsenal is eager to secure the signing of Nico Williams, but they face strong competition from Chelsea, who are also serious about acquiring the Spanish winger.

Athletic Bilbao News / Yardbarker / June 21

Nico Williams' journey led him to become Spain's Euro star

Nico Williams, 21, made all the difference in Spain's 1-0 win over Italy on Thursday at the European Championships.

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Athletic Bilbao News / Football Espana / June 21

Spain and Athletic Club star Nico Williams reveals message from brother Inaki Williams after MOTM performance

Spain and Athletic Club star Nico Williams was the best of the lot on Thursday night as Spain took Italy to the cleaners, albeit not in the scoreline. The young winger was terrorising Giovanni di Lorenzo on the left side constantly, and was scarcely stopped.

Soccer News / Football Espana / May 24

Insanity: Inaki Williams has been playing with two centimetres of glass in foot for last two years

Athletic Club manager Ernesto Valverde could scarcely contain his chuckles when he was asked why Inaki Williams was missing their final game of the season against Rayo Vallecano.

Soccer News / Football Espana / May 3

Inaki Williams keeps Athletic Club in top four race with Getafe win

Athletic Club have kept alive their hopes of a UEFA Champions League qualification spot in a 2-0 win at Getafe. The Basque side are in a direct battle with Atletico Madrid for fourth place in La Liga in the campaign run in.

Soccer News / Football Espana / April 30

Inaki and Nico Williams reveal secrets of Athletic Club Copa celebrations – ‘We almost won while drunk’

The celebrations when Athletic Club won their first Copa del Rey in 40 years will go down in history. Not only did they get the chance to take the barge or ‘Gabarra’ out on the river in Bilbao, but a reported million people turned out for wild festivities.

Athletic Bilbao News / Football Espana / April 28

'I don’t understand' – Inaki Williams criticises Atletico Madrid fans’ response to his brother being racially abused

Saturday’s match between Atletico Madrid and Athletic Club, which the hosts won 3-1, was overshadowed by another racist incident in Spanish football. Nico Williams was subjected to monkey chants from a small section of home supporters, which caused the match to be temporarily halted by the on-field referee.

Athletic Bilbao News / Soccer on ClutchPoints / March 7, 2024

Rumor: Chelsea set to beat Arsenal for £43m La Liga winger

As the summer transfer window looms, Chelsea Football Club has set its sights on Athletic Bilbao’s dynamic winger, Nico Williams. Amidst the fervent pursuit of bolstering their squad, the Blues have identified Williams as a promising talent to integrate into their ranks.

Athletic Bilbao News / Caught Offside / February 16, 2024

Latest update on Arsenal’s interest in 21-year-old Athletic Bilbao attacker Nico Williams

The 21-year-old attacking sensation Nico Williams of Athletic Bilbao is being pursued by Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal. El Chiringuito TV reports that Arsenal are eager to bolster their squad in the summer.