Barcelona and Athletic Club are at a silent war over the Nico Williams saga. After all, the Catalans are close to signing the Basque superstar and Athletic Club are anything but pleased with the

Athletic Club have confirmed they met with LaLiga to question Barcelona's ability to sign players within the league's financial fair play rules amid the Catalan side's ongoing pursuit of Nico Williams.

Ex-Athletic Bilbao president Elizegi slams Barcelona: Nico will join a club that has lost it's values Athletic are furious after Barca sports director Deco declared plans to sign Nico this summer. With a €58m buyout clause in his deal, Barca can sign Nico without having any contact with Athletic.