Ghana forward Inaki Williams has lifted the lid on Nico Williams failed to Barcelona, saying the Spanish giants launched an unsuccessful publicity campaign to sign the latter.

The talented Spanish-Ghanaian winger swerved Barcelona to pen a new deal at Athletic Bilbao, having initially declared readiness to join the club this summer.

Williams's new deal runs until summer 2035.

However, Inaki Williams, who is the new captain of Athletic Bilbao, has rejected criticism of his younger brother, insisting Barcelona ran a media campaign to acquire the services of Nico, which fell through. "A lot of lies have been told.