Over the past two days, claims from Spain have covered Athletic Club Bilbao star Nico Williams being a major doubt for the match against Newcastle United on Wednesday.
Estadio Deportivo reported yesterday that the 23-year-old didn’t train with the group on Monday.
Cope have a report on Athletic’s squad to face Newcastle United in the Champions League at St. James’ Park.
Their title says ‘new plague of casualties’ for the visitors following Williams, Oihan Sancet and Yuri Berchiche’s ‘late withdrawals’ from the squad.
This is a significant setback for the La Liga side ahead of their match against Newcastle United in Europe’s elite club competition.
Williams is ruled out with pubalgia, which has been bothering him in recent weeks. The other two have also suffered setbacks. Sancet, 25, will miss today’s Champions League clash due to a hamstring injury. Berchiche, 35, is struggling with muscle fatigue.
Cope journalist Álvaro Rubio says the trio’s absence to face Newcastle is a ‘tremendous blow’ for Athletic.
The three players have been added to the Basque club’s long list of injured players. The situation has forced Ernesto Valverde to include five reserve team players in the squad to face Newcastle United.