Nico Williams Injury: Starts to train, nearing return

Williams (groin) is back in some training and is nearing a return, according to manager Ernesto Valverde, per Juanma Velasco of Marca. "It's going better and we wait for it. Yesterday he played a small part, we'll see how it goes in the next few days."

Williams is still out for a bit longer but is receiving a good update, with the attacker rejoining some training after a few weeks out due to a groin injury. That said, it does appear he could return earlier than expected, with the club set to check on his status in a few days. A return ahead of the international break still seems to be unlikely as they take a cautious approach early in the season, making sure their star attacker is fully fit before he sees the field again.