Nico Williams sidelined for several weeks to recover from injury | OneFootball

The Spanish forward for Athletic Bilbao, Nico Williams, will begin treatment to recover from the pubalgia that has afflicted him since the start of the season and will be sidelined for several weeks, the club announced on Monday.

“The player has started treatment with an external specialist for his pubalgia, with a specific training program that, depending on his progress, will keep him out of the upcoming match convocations,” stated the Basque club in a press release.

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According to the Spanish press, the 2024 Euro Cup champion, who has been playing injured for months, will be out for at least three weeks. His brother, Iñaki, speaking in the mixed zone on Sunday after the 2-1 victory against Oviedo, said his younger brother, 23, who remained on the bench, was in “a lot of pain.”

“I was starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel, and now it seems we've taken two or three steps back,” he said.

Ernesto Valverde also urged his forward to take a break and seriously address the injury before it worsens.

The Basque team, already eliminated from the Champions League group stage and far from their aspirations in La Liga, currently in ninth place, will have to face the upcoming matches without their best player, including the second leg of the Copa del Rey semifinal against Real Sociedad in early March, after losing 1-0 in the first leg.

Athletic Bilbao's director of football, Mikel González, stated a few days ago that Williams was willing to put “his club” above everything, even if it prevents him from participating in the 2026 World Cup with Spain.

By AFP*

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