What did Hansi Flick say to Nico Williams after the match?

In his post-match conversation with Nico Williams, a star for Athletic Club, Hansi Flick has been candid. With a valiant performance versus their Basque rivals at the beginning of the new league season, FC Barcelona extended their perfect record. Three vital points were won by the home team thanks to a stunning first goal of the season from Lamine Yamal and another late strike from Robert Lewandowski, which helped them to seal the game.

After a turbulent week at the football club with Ilkay Gundogan leaving to previous team Manchester City, winning on home soil is a crucial boost. Although Flick has not yet registered summer signing Dani Olmo as a La Liga player, the German coach insisted that his full-time embrace with Williams was not a double meaning because he wants to concentrate on the things under his control.

The FC Barcelona manager said, “I’m more satisfied today than I was in Valencia. I’m very happy with the win. I’m also happy Pedri is back. At times, there was a lack of calm, but it’s good to have passion and intensity. When I saw Nico Williams, I congratulated him for winning the European Championship, that’s all.”

“It is natural that our players arouse interest in the market” : Athletic Club president

Athletic Club president Jon Uriarte stated that Barcelona made some erroneous assumptions when pursuing Nico Williams, in a very public manner. Though he was complimentary of Hansi Flick, who kept away from discussing the Catalan team's pursuit of Williams publicly, he was not as fond of the way other club members handled the matter.

The Athletic Club President said, "We are calm. It is natural that our players arouse interest in the market. It is normal for Nico's case to be in the eye of the hurricane, but there are things that we did not like, such as lack of respect or assuming things that were not going to happen. But it must be done with respect. I liked Flick's words when he said that he wasn't talking about Nico because he was a player from another club."