Another stone between Athletic and the Federation for Nico Williams after the club claims pressure on him due to injury | Relief
Nico Williams’ condition remains current as he missed his club Athletic’s last league match due to an injury sustained in last Thursday’s Europa League match against AZ Alkmaar. Despite the physical setback, the striker was still called up to the team by Luis de la Fuente and The Basque institution published a statement on its website saying that the medical report had been sent to the Spanish Federation so that they could examine its presence. ahead of the international break, in which they will face Denmark and Serbia.
At practice on Tuesday morning, Nico Williams did not enter the Las Rosas field along with the rest of his teammates.. In fact, he was the only one of the 24 mentioned who did not. The red-and-white winger remained indoors, working on the team’s readaptation in the gym.
Athletic provided the RFEF with a medical report on Nico Williams’ injury, which kept him out of the squad for the last La Liga match, and the player Following the protocol established by the federation, he attended the training camp so that the Spanish team doctors could assess his readiness.“, they begin their message from the institution in Bilbao.
The document also reports when the injury occurred and its characteristics. Remember that this is about “a bruise that occurred in the left sacroiliac region”which did not even allow him to travel to Girona for the last league match before this international break. “The Spanish team’s medical services are studying the progress of the Athletic player’s injury to assess whether he can continue training and be ready for two games or one of them,” they note.
This message puts the spotlight on the Federation and is a way for the Basque club to distance itself from the decision to travel, indicating several times that they must respect this protocol. There was some discomfort among Rojiblanco due to the call-up of one of the most important players. and that he has a high game load early in the season.
Previous dispute
It is worth remembering that Athletic and the Spanish Federation already faced controversy surrounding Nico Williams during the last EuroCup, when president John Uriarte criticized the way communication was managed within the national team. “The RFEF does not know how to protect Nico Williams,” said the leader of the red and white.. “He was bombarded excessively and uncontrollably with questions about his future while he was focused on playing in the European Cup,” Uriarte also said.