Nico Williams could undergo surgery and miss the remainder of the season

Athletic Club

The physical condition of Nico Williams has become a priority in the dressing room. The rojiblanco international is not reaching his best level due to the pubalgia he has been dragging since last season. "Right now he is not in condition," revealed Ernesto Valverde this Wednesday, in a context where attempts to recover the winger have not been successful.

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The issue worries the club because the discomfort compromises the rest of the season and could even keep him out of the World Cup. At the end of last season, Athletic and the player agreed on a conservative treatment, with the idea of replicating the evolution that Sancet or Dani García followed, who overcame a similar pathology without going through surgery. That roadmap was based on confidence in less invasive methods and a controlled progression of the player.

Evolution and medical decisions

The initial planning included a period of rest without matches, well-defined recovery guidelines, and preventive tasks before returning to competition. In this process, the Bilbao club kept the focus on protecting the winger while evaluating responses and loads. In this context, the Athletic and the coaching staff have been adjusting the international player's day-to-day, always aiming for a positive response.

The forward has followed all the instructions, an effort recognized by the team and the coach himself. However, "he is not in condition" and the steps taken have not yielded the expected result. The pubalgia, which at one point allowed conservative alternatives in other cases, keeps the player at a crossroads. In Lezama, they do not hide that the situation is worrying and the Bilbao team is working with the same roadmap initially set for the winger.

Nico had that competitive break and went through each recovery and prevention phase as established. To this day, the pubalgia persists and leaves him in a more than delicate situation.