Spain star Nico Williams has mentioned some Barcelona gamers repeatedly messaged him to go away Athletic Membership and be part of them on the Camp Nou in the summertime.
Williams, who excelled for Spain at Euro 2024, was hotly pursued by Barça in the summertime switch window earlier than ultimately deciding to stay at Athletic a minimum of for an additional season.
Requested in regards to the summer time, Nico instructed La Revuelta TV present: “It was tough.”
“On high of that, the ‘bastards’ of [Barça] Lamine [Yamal] and [Alejandro] Balde and others did not assist. They’d say to me ‘brother come now, come now.'”
He added that his Spain teammates enjoying at Barça would textual content him “on a regular basis.”
Regardless of Barça signing his compatriot Dani Olmo, Williams mentioned he continues to get messages from Barça followers on social media.
“It is tough to evade your self from that,” he mentioned. “I nonetheless get messages regardless of not being linked.
“It’s kind of of every thing. Many individuals say ‘go to Barca’ and others say ‘we do not want you anymore.'”
LaLiga leaders Barça have had a powerful begin to the season beneath Hansi Flick, who changed Xavi Hernandez as supervisor on the finish of final season.
Barça midfielder Pedri has mentioned Flick’s method to self-discipline is totally different to Xavi’s.
“Xavi, for instance, would wonderful you €5000 [$5,382] if you happen to arrived late sooner or later and if you happen to arrive late the subsequent day, it will be double,” Pedri mentioned
“Flick has taken away the fines. Now if you happen to arrive late, you do not play. For me, it’s a lot worse to not play.”
