🔙 Nico Williams, back with the group at Athletic | OneFootball

Athletic Club has received the best possible news at the decisive stage of the season. Nico Williams, one of the key pieces in Ernesto Valverde’s system, has returned to training with the group at the Lezama facilities, marking the end of a long physical ordeal.

The Spanish international was welcomed by his teammates with the traditional guard of honour, a gesture that reflects the player’s importance in the dressing room. After months of uncertainty, the atmosphere in training showed the joy of getting back one of the red-and-white side’s main attacking pillars.

Nico Williams had been sidelined since last February. The winger suffered a recurrence of a persistent pubalgia issue that forced him to come to a complete stop, preventing him from helping the team at key moments in the competition. His absence has been a tactical headache for Valverde in recent weeks.

Despite his return to the group, the club’s medical staff are remaining cautious. The aim is for the younger Williams brother to gradually regain his competitive rhythm in order to avoid any kind of setback in the affected area. His presence in the next squad will depend on how he feels over the coming days.

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