US Edition"You Have Lost Respect" - LaLiga Club's Fans Deface Star Player's Mural Amid His Transfer Links to Barcelona
- Fans of Athletic Bilbao vandalized a mural depicting Nico Williams in Bilbao amid growing speculation about his potential transfer to Barcelona in 2025.
- The vandalism followed Barcelona's renewed efforts, including reported personal terms with Williams, which deepened tensions between the clubs and divided Athletic fans.
- The mural, created by artist Carlos Lopez in March 2024 to celebrate Williams and teammates, had Williams' face removed alongside a message stating he lost respect regardless of his decision.
- Athletic captain Iñaki Williams spoke out on social media against the vandalism, stating that those who act without respect often hide their identities and underscored that such behavior ultimately damages the club.
- Athletic Bilbao vowed to restore the mural and affirmed that those who disrespect Williams do not represent the club, underscoring club dignity and unity amid ongoing transfer speculation.
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Supporters vandalized the mural and removed the star's face. Nico Williams, 22, was replaced with a clear message: Respect is lost, regardless
Athletic Bilbao condemns fans after Nico Williams mural defaced amid Barca interest
Athletic Bilbao rebuked fans who erased winger Nico Williams from a players’ mural, declaring that those who “disrespect one of our own” have no place in the club’s family amid transfer speculation linking him to Barcelona.
Nico Williams is once again the protagonist of a summer soap opera, as rumors about his signing by Barça do not cease. Faced with this tension, a sector of Athletic Club fans has lost patience with the footballer, erasing his face from a mural, an action that has been repudiated by Iñaki Williams and by the club itself. "Go or stay, you have disrespected", can be read in the space that formerly occupied the face of Nico Williams in a mural locat…
Trained at the Athletic Bilbao, the 22-year-old wingman could visit elsewhere this summer, possibly at FC Barcelona.
Everything indicates that Spanish international Nico Williams will leave his boyhood club Athletic Bilbao, but he dreams of joining Barcelona.
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