Nico Williams had previously made it clear that he would give priority to Barcelona's offer. The two sides immediately started negotiations, but in the end, the negotiations broke down because Barcelona could not provide guarantees for player registration.
During this period, Athletic Bilbao continued to put pressure and successfully convinced the players. Faced with the situation of joining Barcelona and choosing one of the two teams, Nico and his family finally decided not to wait anymore, followed last year's choice and completed a contract renewal with Athletic Bilbao.