{"id":96639,"date":"2025-06-22T18:21:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T16:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/controversy-athletic-criticizes-aggression-against-nico-mural_313183_102\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:35:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:35:21","slug":"controversy-athletic-criticizes-aggression-against-nico-mural_313183_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/controversy-athletic-criticizes-aggression-against-nico-mural_313183_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Nico Williams: Athletic Club criticizes attack on its mural"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Athletic criticized the vandalism of a mural in Bilbao where Nico Williams appears with Iker Munian and his brother I\u00f1aki. The face of the &#8217;10&#8217; was erased along with a controversial message!<\/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>The tension in <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/tags\/athletic-de-bilbao\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/tags\/athletic-de-bilbao\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/tags\/athletic-de-bilbao.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Athletic de Bilbao\">Athletic Club<\/a> over the future of <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/tags\/nico-williams\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/tags\/nico-williams\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/tags\/nico-williams.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Nico Williams - toda la actualidad del extremo vasco\">Nico Williams<\/a> is at its peak in Bilbao. This Sunday, a mural in the city was vandalized by unknown individuals, erasing the face of the 22-year-old winger in rejection of his imminent signing for <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/fc-barcelona\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fc-barcelona\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/football-soccer\/fc-barcelona.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"FC Barcelona\">FC Barcelona<\/a>.<\/p>  <p>The painting made by local artist Carlos L\u00f3pez showed <strong>the &#8217;10&#8217; of Athletic together with Iker Muniain and his brother I\u00f1aki<\/strong> celebrating with the &#8216;lions&#8217; shirt. The face of the youngest of the Williams was erased and, in its place, a controversial message appeared.<\/p>  <p>&#8220;<strong>Whether you leave or stay, you have lost respect<\/strong>&#8221; (&#8220;<em>Joan edo geratu, errespetua galdu duzu<\/em>&#8220;), was the message written on the mural. Given the controversy unleashed on social networks, Athletic issued a statement to reject this and other actions derived from the possible departure of Nico this summer.<\/p>  <div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RadioNervion\/status\/1936703961035423987\"> <blockquote align=\"center\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"> <p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">Borran a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/en\/NicoWilliamsjr9?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NicoWilliamsjr9<\/a> del mural dedicado a los Williams en medio de la pol\u00e9mica por su posible marcha al Bar\u00e7a<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/en\/rwxM3piJq6\">https:\/\/t.co\/rwxM3piJq6<\/a><\/p> \u2014 Radio Nervi\u00f3n 88.0 (@RadioNervion) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/en\/RadioNervion\/status\/1936703961035423987?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2025<\/a> <\/blockquote>  <\/div>  <h2>Athletic asks for sanity from the Bilbao fans for the future of Nico Williams<\/h2>  <p>&#8220;The dignity of a club is also reflected in the coherence with its values and in the way it protects its own. Therefore, <strong>those who have erased the image of Nico Williams from the mural of the artist Carlos L\u00f3pez do not represent Athletic<\/strong>&#8220;, reads part of the statement shared by the Bilbao club.<\/p>  <div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AthleticClub\/status\/1936802394399969500\"> <blockquote align=\"center\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"> <p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">\u2139 \ud835\uddd7\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf3\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff \ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf9 \ud835\uddd4\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf0 \ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude00 \ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf0\ud835\ude01\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddff \ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb \ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddfc.<br><br> La dignidad de un club tambi\u00e9n se refleja en la coherencia con sus valores y en la manera en que se protege a los suyos. Por eso, quienes han borrado la imagen de Nico Williams del mural del\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/en\/2RczlDGyid\">pic.twitter.com\/2RczlDGyid<\/a><\/p> \u2014 Athletic Club (@AthleticClub) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/en\/AthleticClub\/status\/1936802394399969500?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2025<\/a> <\/blockquote>  <\/div>  <p>Similarly, the Athletic board reported that <strong>they will soon contact the author of the mural to restore the painting<\/strong>. I\u00f1aki, the older brother of the Basque &#8217;10&#8217;, also criticized the vandalism before the statement issued by the &#8216;lions&#8217;.<\/p>  <p>&#8220;<strong>Behind an anonymous lack of respect, there is always someone too small to show their face<\/strong>&#8220;, wrote the Athletic forward also on his &#8216;X&#8217; account.&nbsp;<\/p>  <blockquote> <p>&#8220;Nico is one of us. A player raised in Lezama, loved in the locker room and supported by his fans&#8221;<\/p> <\/blockquote>  <h2>Athletic considers Nico Williams lost: Bar\u00e7a prepares his signing<\/h2>  <div class=\"media media-image\" data-ck-asset-wrapper=\"\"> <div class=\"media-item\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nico Williams y Hansi Flick d\u00e1ndose la mano en un duelo entre el FC Barcelona y el Athletic Club en LaLiga EA Sports 2024\/25\" data-id=\"1497806\" data-resize=\"9\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/fcbn-d6882f2d78455279a077a21f39b848ac.jpeg\" title=\"Nico Williams y Hansi Flick d\u00e1ndose la mano en un duelo entre el FC Barcelona y el Athletic Club en LaLiga EA Sports 2024\/25\" width=\"1000\"><div class=\"media-title\">Nico Williams and Hansi Flick shaking hands in a match between FC Barcelona and Athletic Club in LaLiga EA Sports 2024\/25<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>  <p>Similarly, a fragment of the statement from the Bilbao team suggests that the departure of the Spanish international is inevitable. &#8220;Athletic has a present and a future. Because this Club will always move forward, <strong>with its head held high, with respect and with pride. With those who are there and with those who will come<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>  <p>Although the board refers <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/athletic-does-not-give-up-despite-the-barca-nico-williams-pact_313150_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fichajes\/fichaje-nico-williams-barcelona-athletic_313150_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/athletic-does-not-give-up-despite-the-barca-nico-williams-pact_313150_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"El Athletic no se rinde pese al pacto Bar\u00e7a-Nico Williams\">to the full payment of his release clause (58 million euros)<\/a>, Barcelona is well on its way to signing the winger. In fact, gestures like Sunday&#8217;s and the harsh criticism from a sector of the Basque fans show a total break with Nico.<\/p>  <p>The player from Pamplona has made it clear to Bar\u00e7a through his agent, F\u00e9lix Tainta, his desire to wear the blaugrana shirt in 25\/26. In this regard, Deco admitted that, &#8220;<strong>if the circumstances arise, the club will do everything possible to sign him<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/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\/objetivo-prioritario-barca-deco-confirma_313181_102.html\" title=\"deco nico willials declaraciones fichaje fc barcelona\" class=\"c-image__imglink\"><picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/fcbn-5b3284249b6b62358a40518cf2bdbed0.jpeg\" alt=\"deco nico willials declaraciones fichaje fc barcelona\" title=\"deco nico willials declaraciones fichaje fc barcelona\" 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\/objetivo-prioritario-barca-deco-confirma_313181_102.html\" title=\"Bar\u00e7a's priority target: Deco confirms it!\" class=\"c-related-article__link\">                 Bar\u00e7a&#8217;s priority target: Deco confirms it!             <\/a>         <\/h4>     <\/div> <\/section><\/div>  <p>For the moment, the blaugrana team does not have enough money in the bank to amortize the transfer. However, <strong>there are still two months of market (July and August) ahead to resolve the operation<\/strong>, although the player prioritizes closing the agreement before the start of the pre-season, in mid-July.<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Athletic criticized the vandalism of a mural in Bilbao where Nico Williams appears with Iker Munian and his brother I\u00f1aki. The face of the &#8217;10&#8217; was erased along with a controversial message! The tension in Athletic Club over the future of Nico Williams is at its peak in Bilbao. 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