The night of Thursday, 3 July, was especially eventful in Bilbao. With complete discretion, Athletic Club and Nico Williams’ representatives prepared one of the biggest bombshells of the summer,

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Nico Williams Stuns Barcelona With Final Transfer Decision: ‘This Is My Home’. Nico Williams has formally rejected a move to Barcelona by putting pen to paper on a surprise contract extension with Athletic Club.

After missing out on Nico Williams, Barcelona are still interested in signing Marcus Rashford – but he is not their first choice transfer target. It has long been known that Rashford has no future at Manchester United following a fall out with head coach Ruben Amorim last year.