Article by Darius Stanescu – published on Saturday, June 28, 2025, 16:02 / Updated on Saturday, June 28, 2025 16:09
About a week ago, a mural painting with the Inaki brothers (31) and Nico Williams (22 years old) was vandalized in Bilbaobecause of the constant news about the younger brother's departure to Barcelona.
The mural painting in the Barakaldo neighborhood, where Nico Williams's face was deleted and appeared the message “Whether you leave or stay, you lost respect”, was repaired and completed on Thursday, but a few hours later, on Friday, it was vandalized again.
Bilbao's fans are angry: mural painting with Williams brothers has been vandalized again
This time the message was more radical: Nico was painted with blue paint next to the message “Rat of shit”, according to Abola.pt.
Mural painting with Nico Williams' face was vandalized again
According to the Spanish show Chiringuito, only on Saturday morning was the mural painting repaired by the artist Carlos Lopez, who wiped the blue paint.
Last summer he was talking intensely about Williams's departure to Barcelona, but Athletic managed to keep him and even gave him the number 10.
The painting was vandalized a few days ago
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 also left a message: “You're leaving or staying, you 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 our own means to disregard Athletic itself, ”the Basque band said in a statement.
Bayern, in fierce competition with Barcelona for Nico Williams
Although Nico expressed his desire to sign with the Barographic band, Bayern, willing to pay an XXL salary on the wire.
Last week, the President of Barcelona, Joan Laporta, was very confident that Nico Williams would evolve next season in the Blaugrana shirt. In an internal session he had stated that the extreme of Athletic Bilbao is already convenient, based on the word of the player, eager to evolve at the club with his friend Lamine Yamal.
Moreover, Germany's champion came with a new offer for the player. From 10 million euros net annually, as it had initially offered it, it has proposed 12 million net per season now. Nico Williams would thus become the highest paid player in the Bavarian giant, along with Harry Kane.
