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,

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

“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.