“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.

Barcelona have failed in their pursuit of Athletic Club winger Nico Williams for the second consecutive summer and he has now signed a massive ten-year deal with his boyhood club.