They wiped Nico Williams from the emblematic mural painting after hearing he wanted in Barcelona: “You lost respect”

Nico Williams, 22, far left with 11 goals in 45 matches in the recent season, is the main target of the Spanish champion, FC Barcelona, ​​in this summer Mercato.

After last summer he chose to continue at Bilbao, the Spanish international wants to make the switch to Barcelona this time and even beat the Palm with the Barographic band regarding the contractual terms.

Some supporters of Athletic Club did not have a good news that the younger brother in the Williams family wants to wear the Barcelona shirt. As a revenge, they covered Nico's face in the mural painting made by the artist Carlos López in Barakaldo, on the outskirts of the city.

They wiped Nico Williams from the emblematic mural painting after hearing he wanted in Barcelona

In that painting, Nico appeared with his brother, Inaki. To their right, a former club player, Iker Muniain, lifting the King's Cup trophy.

Those who covered Nico Williams's face left a message: “That you are leaving or staying, you have lost respect”.

Nico Williams' face was deleted and replaced with a message // Photo: X @ Gerard Romero

The club did not remain indifferent to the gesture of those supporters. “To support Athletic means to behave respectfully. The dignity of a club is also reflected by the way they protect their people. That is why those who have deleted Nico from the mural painting does not represent Athletic.

If they think they are part of this family, they should know that they are wrong: to disregard one of ours means to disregard the Athletic itself”, The Basque band said in a statement.

The team from Bilbao also announced that he already contacted the street artist who had painted that image, Carlos López, “To bring it back to Nico in painting, near his brother, Inaki, as soon as possible ”.

This is how the painting looked before it is vandalized

A harder reaction was had Nico's brother, Inaki, 31 years old. “Behind an anonymous lack of respect, always hides someone too small to show their face”, Wrote Bilbao's striker on his X account.

• The expectations are for Nico Williams to make the switch to Barcelona this summer. The move is late because the Catalan team has difficulty paying the termination clause, worth 60 million euros.