Nico Williams joins Athletic squad and closes the door on Barcelona

A summer of many emotions for Nico Williams, who during the European Championship already had to deal with rumours about his possible move to Barcelona. The striker performed well in Germany and won the title for Spain. He celebrated as he deserved and enjoyed a holiday trying to switch off from Barca's possible bid to sign him. But there was nothing official to rule out one of the two ways: signing for Barca or staying with the Basque side.
A move was expected after the holidays and it seems that he has already made it. Nico Williams has decided to cut those days off to return to work this August 6th and, in addition, he has done so by starring in an Athletic video on social networks that has not taken long to be associated as a way of confirming his continuity in Bilbao, at least for this season.
Asked about the summer, Nico blurted out "everything's fine, I'm looking forward to getting started" when asked about it. But he went into a little more detail in another video: "Athleticzales', I'm back, I'm looking forward to this season. I'm really looking forward to this season, let's go Athletic!". Statements in a week that was going to be key for his future, hence those words can be understood as a 'he's staying' in Athletic code.
Nico Williams' message has spread like wildfire on social media. One of the names of the summer that, at last, makes reference about his future. The Bilbao fans have celebrated this gesture from the player, who until now had kept silent in the face of so many rumours.