Nico Williams: alarm at Athletic, World Cup doubt | OneFootball

Concern has taken hold within Athletic Club and the Spanish national team. Everything points to Nico Williams being unable to pull on his boots for the three matches Bilbao still have left this season.

An untimely muscle injury in yesterday’s match against Valencia appears to have abruptly halted the winger’s progress right at the decisive stage of the campaign.

The forward, a key figure in Ernesto Valverde’s system, went off with discomfort this Sunday. Although the club has not issued a definitive medical report with a recovery timetable, the feeling inside the dressing room is pessimistic regarding his immediate involvement with the Lions.

This situation not only affects Athletic’s interests, as they fight to secure their European place, but also extends to the international stage. Nico Williams is one of Luis de la Fuente’s regular call-ups, and his presence at the upcoming World Cup is now in serious doubt.

The player has already begun his recovery process with the club’s physiotherapists. The main priority is to avoid a relapse that would definitively rule him out of the biggest tournament in the world. The winger is "keeping his fingers crossed" that the timeline works in his favour and that the injury is not serious.

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