Athletic respond after Nico Williams mural defaced by fans
LaLiga side Athletic Club have released a strong statement after a mural of Nico Williams was defaced by fans amid ongoing speculation about a move to Barcelona.
The Spain international looks set to move closer to joining Blaugrana after his agent held talks with sporting director Deco.0
The transfer rumours seem to have upset some Athletic Club fans, who defaced a mural featuring Nico Williams, his brother Inaki Williams, and Iker Muniain.
0"Supporting Athletic means acting with respect. Athletic's dignity lies in its people, in its respect and in its coherence with its values,” the club wrote in a statement.
0"The dignity of a club is the dignity of the people who make it up and is measured by their capacity to behave in a coherent way with their own values, without falling into provocations or lowering themselves, and always holding their heads high.0
0"Respect is one of the fundamental pillars of Athletic Club. The summer has just begun and publications about Nico Williams, a player with a contract with Athletic Club until 2027, abound in the media and social networks. Along with them, an endless number of comments and reactions of all kinds. Nico is one of us. A player raised in Lezama, loved in the dressing room and supported by his fans. "
It continued: "The dignity of a club is also reflected in the way it protects its own people. That is why those who have erased Nico's image from artist Carlos Lopez's mural in Barakaldo do not represent Athletic.0
0"And if they think they are part of this family, they should know that they are wrong: to disrespect one of our own is to disrespect Athletic itself. The Club understands that the current situation can generate unease among Athletic supporters, especially when it is fuelled by rumours, arrogance or contempt for our identity.0
0"But to be Athletic is also to know how to keep one's composure. Supporting Athletic means acting with respect, not falling into provocations or losing our manners.
"The Club will defend its interests with determination and firmness wherever necessary, always faithful to its principles. But Athletic is much more than a sum of individuals. It is a family, a team, a community united by a special way of understanding football. And it is also a winning project.0
0"With a generation of committed players, with an exemplary fan base and with an identity that can neither be bought nor sold. Athletic has a present and a future. Because this Club will always go forward, with its head held high, with respect and with pride. With those who are here and with those who will come.
"Athletic Club has already contacted the street artist, Carlos LF3pez, so that, as soon as possible and helping him in everything he needs, he can restore Nico Williams in the mural, along with his brother IF1aki."
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