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By Tom Gott Athletic Club winger Nico Williams has confessed he rejected “many offers” this summer in favour of remaining with his boyhood club. The 22-year-old was a target for the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea and Barcelona even before his dazzling Euro 2024 campaign, which made his £49m release clause feel like one of the biggest potential bargains of the summer. Williams, however, rejected all the offers to commit to one more year with Athletic, although he left the door open to a transfer away from Bilbao at the end of the current season. “My heart is with Athletic, but nobody knows what will…

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