Valverde is preparing the entire squad for the game against Barcelona to wait for the strengthening of Iñaki Williams

To make room for Iñaki Williams, Ernesto Valverde called up his entire team. for the quarter-final match of the Cup this Wednesday in San Mamés at 21:30 against Football Club Barcelona. In the morning the players will go to the central hotel in Bilbao. and the final list of 22 players will be communicated before the game to the players in the stadium itself.

His team’s elimination from Ghana in this first stage of the African Cup, without being able to even be one of the best third players in the groups, allows Williams to be involved in the game against Barca, already from Ivory Coast. Unexpected reinforcement, since it was not expected so soon.no matter how rushed it may seem, time constraints prevented his entry onto the pitch against Barça. He will also be available to play on Sunday against Cadiz in the league.

A brutal moral blow for Athletic’s most destabilizing player ahead of his departure for the African competition, who also had eight goals to his name. These quarter-finals well deserved the reinforcement of the oldest player in the saga, who barely featured for 90 minutes in the three games Ghana played. That’s why he arrives rested and ready to play against Xavi Hernandez’s team.