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Nico Williams explains why ‘crazy’ success hasn’t changed Lamine Yamal – with Athletic Club star taking on big brother role with Barcelona wonderkid

<p>Williams is only 22 years of age, but that makes him a seasoned veteran compared to international team-mate Yamal. The <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/barcelona-wonderkid-lamine-yamal-urged-andres-iniesta-school-playground-mindset-records-age-17/blt07247dcf65c31c59" target="_blank">talented teenager savoured Euro 2024 glory with Spain the day after his 17th birthday</a>, having made a senior breakthrough in Catalunya at the age of 15.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Yamal and <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/nico-williams-needed-mother-permission-buy-220000-porsche-911-gt3-spain-superstar-euro-2024-england/blt3b10b5aaa97b38eb" target="_blank">Williams starred for La Roja as a continental crown was captured</a> on German soil, with the pair striking up quite the friendship. Williams has told <a href="https://www.elmundo.es/deportes/futbol/2024/10/13/670956ccfc6c8322028b45c0.html " target="_blank"><em>El Mundo</em></a> of that bond: “We laugh a lot. I think it's obvious that we have the same or very similar personalities and we like the same things. He's a kid that I get along with really well and I always try to give him as much advice as possible, like my brother Inaki has done with me. He's in a great place and he's a world star at 17 years old. It's crazy. Everything that goes well for Lamine makes me happy. He's a great player who's still maturing and I think he has no limits if he keeps doing things the way he's done up until now. He's a kid who, on top of that, hasn't changed at all with success. He's still the same person and I'm really happy to have him as a friend.”</p>

WHAT NICO WILLIAMS SAID

<p>Yamal is not the only international colleague that Williams now considers to be part of his sporting family, with the Athletic Club forward adding on an emotional summer: “The camaraderie and lifelong friends I took away from there. More than I expected at the beginning, to be honest. You spend 44 days with the same people, with similar experiences and ways of seeing life, and in the end you get along.”</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>There has been talk of Yamal and Williams being reunited at club level, with Barcelona eager to bring another exciting playmaker into their ranks. Said <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/no-balls-wojciech-szczesny-unintentionally-bodies-nico-williams-players-dont-have-courage-say-no-barcelona/blte2cf3abbb59186d3" target="_blank">interest has been shunned for now</a>, but a big-money transfer appears destined to form part of Williams’ short-term future.</p>

WHAT NEXT?

Nico Williams explains why ‘crazy’ success hasn’t changed Lamine Yamal – with Athletic Club star taking on big brother role with Barcelona wonderkid | Goal.com

Nico Williams has explained why “crazy” success has not changed Barcelona wonderkid Lamine Yamal, with the Athletic Club star acting as a big brother.