Barcelona’s summer transfer plans took a major blow today as their top target, Nico Williams, ended up signing a new long-term contract with Athletic Club.The U-turn came out of nowhere,

“Athletic Club forward Nico Williams has put pen to paper on a 10-year deal keeping him in Bilbao until 30 June 2035,” a statement read. “Nico’s new agreement has an increase in the release clause of more than 50% over the previous one.

The Catalan club were rebuffed by Athletic Club last summer and had to compete with Bayern Munich for the winger.