Shock! Nico Williams would have refused the offer from FC Barcelona because he made a promise to his brother

Nico Williams would have decided to refuse the proposal from FC Barcelona because he made a promise to his brother.

Nico Williams (21 years old) chose to stay at Athletic Bilbao in the following season as well, the family of the footballer originally from Ghana being the one who convinced the player not to sign with Barcelona.

Nico Williams wants to stay at Athletic Bilbao for the sake of his brother. The Ghanaian refused Barcelona’s offer

The club from the Spanish capital was willing to pay a release clause of 58 million euros to transfer Nico Williamswhose contract with Athletic Bilbao expires only in 2027.

Barcelona have shown their desire to co-opt Nico Williams into the team, despite the fact that the Iberians have financial problems, due to which they would have had to resort to a loan to pay the termination clause.

by the way Nico Williams is also in PSG’s sightsthe Parisians being able to offer him a higher remuneration than the Catalans could afford.

Nico Williams, who will return to the training of the Basque team in two weeks, has been advised by his family not to accept any proposals from the teams that wanted him this summer.

Nico Williams’ promise to his brother: ‘I gave Inaki my word’

In fact, it seems that the Ghanaian promised his brother, Inaki Williams, also registered at Athletic Bilbao, that he will stay with the team for at least another year.

“Nico has given his word to Inaki that he will not leave Athletic for at least another year. Williams Jr. he set his mind to play with Bilbao in the next edition of the Conference League and to get as far as possible in his first season in a continental interclub competition”, wrote the publication Sport.

Wanting to reward his loyalty, Athletic bosses are going to increase Nico Williams’ salary from the current €6 million to €6.6 million. If that happens, Inaki Williams’ brother would become the highest-paid footballer in his squad.

Nico Williams managed to score 8 goals and provide 19 assists in 37 games played for the Basques last season. In total, the Ghanaian has 20 goals and 26 assists in 122 games played for Athletic Bilbao, his market share is 70 million euros.