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PLAYER SIGNING IS A PRIORITY OF BARCELONA

De la Fuente attacks Bilbao for its complaints against Spain for not 'taking care' of Nico Williams

Published:13/07/2024 - 03:10h

Updated:13/07/2024 - 03:10h

The president of Athletic has criticized the Spanish Football Federation for not protecting Nico Williams in the face of questions about his future. Now, Luis de la Fuente has responded to the Bilbao manager in a sharp way

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During a press conference, the president of the Athletic Club of Bilbao, Jon Uriarte, criticised to the Real Spanish Federation of Football (RFEF) by not protecting to his player crashes: "Nico is a very engaged footballer with the Athletic that has been subjected to a bombardment of questions on his future of immoderate form and without control when it is concentrated to contest the Eurocopa with the Spanish Federation of Football, that in an opinion has not known to protect him", affirmed the director of the club.

From Germany, the seleccionador of Spain, Luis de la Fuente, answered to the statements of the managerial maximum of the entity bilbaína: "it has not been at all lucky with this statement", commented when being consulted on the words of the maximum mandator of the team where plays the attacker of 22 years. Later, the technician of the 'Red' cleared that the players are independent.

"We protect total and absolutely to the footballers, but are free. Independently of his professionalism that have it and put the focus in the selection, what sucede outside follows sucediendo in spite of this professionalism", explained the trainer of the Spanish selection to resolve the subject on the player of the Bilbao. In this context, the one of Haro explained that his staff has freedom to decide yes or no in front of the questions of the press. It fits to remember that the footballers prepare for the party of the Sunday against England in the Eurocopa 2024.

The possible signing of the forward

At present, the attacker is leading of all the debates and the social gatherings in television by his possible signing by the FC Barcelona. The paper of Nico Williams in the Eurocopa calls the attention of all and in the Barça are conscious of the potential that could give him to the team this incorporation. Therefore, the culés already have recognised publicly that have the financial muscle to look for the acquisition of the young.

On the other hand, Javier Thebes, president of LaLiga, said that if the Barcelona entity recovered the rule of the 1-1 could fichar to the player of the Bilbao or to any another footballer. Even, the attendant of the Spanish championship has recognised that the club chaired by Joan Laporta is about to to go back to move in the market of signings after several reforms to economic level. Now, only it is missing to see the final of the tournament the Sunday to see how begins the manoeuvre to purchase to the of Pamplona.

 

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