Inaki Williams, Ghanaian international and forward for Athletic Bilbao, has been omitted from the team’s pre-season squad for the upcoming tour in Mexico due to his incomplete fitness.
Williams has been dealing with an injury and is focused on making a full recovery before the start of the new season.
In June, he withdrew from the Black Stars squad for the AFCON qualifiers after disclosing that he had been playing through pain during the latter part of the previous season.
Despite joining the pre-season preparations last week, the 29-year-old has been left out of manager Ernesto Valverde’s squad for the tour in Mexico.
Athletic Club has made the decision to allow Williams more time to recuperate fully, even though he has shown signs of improvement.
In contrast, Williams’ younger brother, Nico Williams, and the other twenty-three players have joined manager Ernesto Velverde for the trip to Mexico.
During the tour, Athletic Club will participate in two friendly matches against Chivas and Necaxa before returning to Spain for the start of the 2023/24 season.