Ernesto may have an unexpected reinforcement to settle the Copa del Rey quarter-final tie against Barça. Ghana mathematically said goodbye to the African Cup this Tuesday, so Iñaki Williams He has just over twelve hours to be back in Bilbao in time to face the Blaugrana team.
After the draw against Egypt (2-2) on the last day of the group stage, Ghana had very few options to move forward in the competition and the Ibaigane offices began to consider the possibility of making Iñaki Williams available. a charter flight to avoid stopovers from the Ivory Coast. Finally, The forward will take a flight to Paris and then take a connection to Bilbao.
The expected arrival time in the capital of Biscay is five in the morning. If there were any delay, Athletic would activate the charter flight option. What is clear is that Iñaki Williams will be in Ernesto Valverde’s squad to face Barça.
Cameroon’s victory against Gambia (3-2) has opened the door for Iñaki Williams’ participation in the tie against Barça. A reinforcement that comes in handy taking into account the many doubts that Ernesto Valverde has. Apart from the injured Dani García and De Marcos, the ‘Txingurri’ is still pending the evolution of Álex Berenguer, Ruiz de Galarreta and Lekuewho will undergo a final test before the match to check the status of their respective physical discomforts.
Before learning of Ghana’s elimination, the Athletic coach had thrown the ball away with the possible participation of Iñaki Williams, although without ruling out his competition against Barça: “Iñaki is very far from here and it would be a lot of speculation.”. “When we reach that river we will think about what can happen.”
