{"id":95909,"date":"2025-07-09T12:07:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T10:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/nico-williams-record-contract-and-salary-controversy-athletic_313440_102\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:23:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:23:52","slug":"nico-williams-record-contract-and-salary-controversy-athletic_313440_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/nico-williams-record-contract-and-salary-controversy-athletic_313440_102.html","title":{"rendered":"The Williams brothers earn as much as the rest of the Athletic players combined!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nico Williams&#8217; renewal until 2035 generates tension in Bilbao and raises suspicions about Tebas. The Williams brothers concentrate 47% of Athletic&#8217;s budget.<\/h2>  \r\n<div class=\"article-addons\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/calendar-fc-barcelona.html\"\r\n       target=\"_self\"\r\n       title=\"Calendar of FC Barcelona\"\r\n       class=\"blue-gredient-btn\">\r\n       \r\n        Calendar of FC Barcelona    <\/a>\r\n<\/div>   <p><strong><a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/fc-barcelona\/nico-williams-renews-with-athletic-until-2035-and-closes-the-door-to-barca_313364_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fc-barcelona\/giro-dramatico-nico-williams-no-sera-jugador-fc-barcelona_313364_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/fc-barcelona\/nico-williams-renews-with-athletic-until-2035-and-closes-the-door-to-barca_313364_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Dramatic Turn: Nico Williams will not be an FC Barcelona player\">Nico Williams&#8217; renewal<\/a> with Athletic Club has unleashed an internal earthquake in San Mam\u00e9s<\/strong>. With a salary that reaches 10 million euros net per year and a duration until 2035, the young winger becomes the highest-paid player in the club&#8217;s history, profoundly altering its traditional salary model.<\/p>  <p>Behind this decision, a game of interests, external pressures, and institutional maneuvers emerges, involving <strong>FC Barcelona, Bayern Munich, and, controversially, Javier Tebas<\/strong>. Miguel Gal\u00e1n&#8217;s accusations against the president of LaLiga for his alleged interference in the operation only fuel a fire that transcends sports.<\/p>  <h2>Nico Williams, the most expensive renewal in Athletic&#8217;s history<\/h2>  <p>Athletic Club broke all its molds by ensuring Nico Williams&#8217; continuity until June 30, 2035. The agreement, which began to take shape in early 2024, includes <strong>a progressive salary that starts at 8 million euros per year and will escalate to 10 million<\/strong>. This is an unprecedented figure in the history of the red and white club, whose financial policy had until now been exemplary in salary containment.<\/p>  <div class=\"cke-element cke-element--102\"><section class=\"c-related-article\"><figure class=\"c-image__fig\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fichajes\/renovacion-nico-paso-paso-conoce-detalles_313366_102.html\" title=\"nico williams athletic\" class=\"c-image__imglink\"><picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/fcbn-a9647b4ef4f87cf8a8964fe1203a2665.jpeg\" alt=\"nico williams athletic\" title=\"nico williams athletic\" class=\"c-image__img\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture><\/a>     <\/figure><div class=\"c-related-article__wrapper\">         <p class=\"c-related-article__avantitle\">Related<\/p>         <h4 class=\"c-related-article__title\">             <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fichajes\/renovacion-nico-paso-paso-conoce-detalles_313366_102.html\" title=\"Nico's renewal, step by step: know the details\" class=\"c-related-article__link\">                 Nico&#8217;s renewal, step by step: know the details             <\/a>         <\/h4>     <\/div> <\/section><\/div>  <p>The renewal also includes a <strong>release clause that ranges between 87 and 95 million euros<\/strong>. A legal barrier that aims to deter the interest of major clubs such as FC Barcelona, Bayern, or PSG, who had shown a strong interest in the Spanish international.<\/p>  <h2>The comparative grievance: the Williams duo and the internal imbalance<\/h2>  <p>Nico Williams alone represents 22% of the total salary mass of Athletic&#8217;s first team. If his brother I\u00f1aki is added, <em><strong>the Williams brothers concentrate 47% of the budget allocated to salaries<\/strong><\/em>. Never before has a duo accumulated so much economic power within the San Mam\u00e9s dressing room.<\/p>  <p>This imbalance has caused internal tensions, both in the board and in the dressing room. Historical players and key pieces of the club have seen how their remuneration falls far below the new standard imposed. <strong>An Athletic that prided itself on equity and sustainability<\/strong> now seems to have mortgaged its model in favor of a star.<\/p>  <h2>The Williams duo dominates Athletic&#8217;s salary mass<\/h2>  <p>Nico Williams&#8217; renewal considerably modifies the club&#8217;s salary balance. The following table shows the five main salaries of Athletic Club:<\/p>  <table style=\"width:100%;\"> <thead><tr> <th>Player<\/th> \t\t\t<th>Annual Salary (\u20ac)<\/th> \t\t\t<th>% on the salary mass<\/th> \t\t<\/tr><\/thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>I\u00f1aki Williams<\/td> \t\t\t<td>11,400,000<\/td> \t\t\t<td>25%<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td>Nico Williams<\/td> \t\t\t<td>10,420,000*<\/td> \t\t\t<td>22%<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td>Unai Sim\u00f3n<\/td> \t\t\t<td>4,280,000<\/td> \t\t\t<td>9%<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td>Yuri Berchiche<\/td> \t\t\t<td>4,280,000<\/td> \t\t\t<td>9%<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td>Dani Vivian<\/td> \t\t\t<td>3,130,000<\/td> \t\t\t<td>7%<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <p><em>*Estimated salary after renewal. Source: Capology<\/em><\/p>  <h2>Historical context: a before and after for Athletic<\/h2>  <p>Nico Williams&#8217; renewal symbolizes a clear break with Athletic Club&#8217;s traditional conservative salary policy, setting a historical precedent by approaching the economic offers of European giants.<\/p>  <h3>Top 5 historical salaries Athletic Club<\/h3>  <ol> <li>I\u00f1aki Williams (2024-present): \u20ac11,400,000<\/li> \t<li><strong>Nico Williams (2025-present): \u20ac10,000,000<\/strong><\/li> \t<li>Ander Herrera (2023-present): \u20ac6,150,000<\/li> \t<li>Unai Sim\u00f3n (2021-present): \u20ac4,100,000<\/li> \t<li>Yuri Berchiche (2017-present): \u20ac4,000,000<\/li> <\/ol> <h2>The role of FC Barcelona and the use of its name in the negotiation<\/h2>  <p>During the moments prior to the renewal, the name of <strong>FC Barcelona<\/strong> was used insistently as negotiating pressure. There was talk of a <strong>pre-agreement between Nico Williams and the Blaugrana club<\/strong>: six-year contract and salary between 7 and 8 million net per season.<\/p>  <p>However, the agreement was broken after a series of movements that generated distrust. And it seems that this break was not accidental. Sources close to the case assure that possible information leaked by Javier Tebas, president of LaLiga, played a decisive role.<\/p>  <h2>Serious accusations: Javier Tebas and the alleged leak<\/h2>  <div class=\"cke-element cke-element--102\"><section class=\"c-related-article\"><figure class=\"c-image__fig\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fichajes\/tebas-frustro-fichaje-nico-barcelona-acusacion-galan_313427_102.html\" title=\"Duras acusaciones Tebas torpede\u00f3 el fichaje de Nico Williams por el Bar\u00e7a\" class=\"c-image__imglink\"><picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/fcbn-03d0246df4e401d9079568b681c43a82.webp\" alt=\"Duras acusaciones Tebas torpede\u00f3 el fichaje de Nico Williams por el Bar\u00e7a\" title=\"Duras acusaciones Tebas torpede\u00f3 el fichaje de Nico Williams por el Bar\u00e7a\" class=\"c-image__img\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture><\/a>     <\/figure><div class=\"c-related-article__wrapper\">         <p class=\"c-related-article__avantitle\">Related<\/p>         <h4 class=\"c-related-article__title\">             <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fichajes\/tebas-frustro-fichaje-nico-barcelona-acusacion-galan_313427_102.html\" title=\"Harsh accusations: Tebas torpedoed Nico Williams's signing for Bar\u00e7a\" class=\"c-related-article__link\">                 Harsh accusations: Tebas torpedoed Nico Williams&#8217;s signing for Bar\u00e7a             <\/a>         <\/h4>     <\/div> <\/section><\/div>  <p><strong>Miguel Gal\u00e1n, president of CENAFE<\/strong>, has accused Javier Tebas of sharing confidential financial information of FC Barcelona with Athletic Club. Among the data revealed would be:<\/p>  <p>According to Gal\u00e1n, <em><strong>this information was &#8220;oversized&#8221; to generate fear in Nico Williams&#8217; family<\/strong><\/em>, with the aim of removing him from the cul\u00e9 project. In his words, it was &#8220;a deliberate strategy to avoid his signing for Barcelona.&#8221;<\/p>  <p>An agreement broken by distrust. <strong>Nico&#8217;s environment asked for guarantees that FC Barcelona was not willing to grant.<\/strong> The Catalan club, limited by financial fair play, chose not to force an operation that was already perceived as contaminated by outside interests. The result: the agreement was broken and the player ended up signing his continuity with Athletic.<\/p>  <h2>Gal\u00e1n denounces a political pact between Tebas and Athletic<\/h2>  <p>Gal\u00e1n&#8217;s accusations are not limited to the failed operation. He maintains that there is a broader pact between Javier Tebas and Athletic Club. As part of the agreement, the Basque club would have been integrated into the Delegated Commission of LaLiga, replacing CD Legan\u00e9s. <strong>This movement would strengthen Tebas&#8217; position against FC Barcelona and Real Madrid<\/strong>, declared enemies of his management.<\/p>  <p>Uriarte, president of Athletic, appears as a new ally in a strategy of consolidation of power within LaLiga. Gal\u00e1n even insinuates that this type of agreement could have broader consequences, such as an eventual <strong>exclusion of Real Madrid from the decision-making bodies<\/strong>.<\/p>  <h2>The &#8220;Game of Thrones&#8221; of LaLiga<\/h2>  <p>The renewal of <strong>Nico Williams<\/strong> is not just a contractual milestone; it is the symptom of a paradigm shift in Athletic Club, and a warning of how economic and political power in LaLiga can alter the course of a career and the balance of an institution.<\/p>  <div class=\"cke-element cke-element--102\"><section class=\"c-related-article\"><figure class=\"c-image__fig\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fc-barcelona\/barcelona-indignado-plante-nico-williams_313365_102.html\" title=\"Una petici\u00f3n y una fecha marcada la clave de Nico Williams para llegar al Bar\u00e7a\" class=\"c-image__imglink\"><picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/fcbn-5a9ad0daa63ad615507bc6070f0051b1.jpeg\" alt=\"Una petici\u00f3n y una fecha marcada la clave de Nico Williams para llegar al Bar\u00e7a\" title=\"Una petici\u00f3n y una fecha marcada la clave de Nico Williams para llegar al Bar\u00e7a\" class=\"c-image__img\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture><\/a>     <\/figure><div class=\"c-related-article__wrapper\">         <p class=\"c-related-article__avantitle\">Related<\/p>         <h4 class=\"c-related-article__title\">             <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fc-barcelona\/barcelona-indignado-plante-nico-williams_313365_102.html\" title=\"Bar\u00e7a explodes at Nico Williams' 'no' and his renewal with Athletic\" class=\"c-related-article__link\">                 Bar\u00e7a explodes at Nico Williams&#8217; &#8216;no&#8217; and his renewal with Athletic             <\/a>         <\/h4>     <\/div> <\/section><\/div>  <p>The case has revealed <strong>salary tensions, questionable strategies, and hidden alliances<\/strong>. While FC Barcelona looks for alternatives to reinforce its attack, the feeling remains that the operation was torpedoed from the outside, and that the battle for control of LaLiga is also fought far from the pitch.<\/p>  <p><strong><a data-external=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/es\/categoria.php%3FIDC=498.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"FC Barcelona: News, Matches and Results\">To follow all the updates and analysis of FC Barcelona, be sure to visit FCBN.<\/a><\/strong><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nico Williams&#8217; renewal until 2035 generates tension in Bilbao and raises suspicions about Tebas. The Williams brothers concentrate 47% of Athletic&#8217;s budget. Nico Williams&#8217; renewal with Athletic Club has unleashed an internal earthquake in San Mam\u00e9s. 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