Spain winger Nico Williams agrees to stay at Athletic Bilbao for the coming decade

BARCELONA Spain AP Spain winger Nico Williams has agreed to long-term deal that will keep him at Athletic Bilbao through the Spanish club declared Friday The -year-old Williams has been one of the top rising talents since he excelled in helping Spain win the European Championship last summer Barcelona was reportedly keen on trying to sign him Instead Athletic revealed Williams will sign a new deal that gives him an eight-year extension His current contract was through Nico and his older brother I aki are fan favorites for Athletic which only fields players from Spain s northern Basque Country region and neighboring territories Athletic will play in the Champions League next season after finishing La Liga in fourth place AP soccer https apnews com hub soccer Source