Ipswich Town sign Brandon Williams on loan from Manchester United
Ipswich Town have signed young full-back Brandon Williams from Manchester United.
The 22-year-old arrives on a season-long loan and is reunited with his former Red Devils youth and first team coach Kieran McKenna.
Town beat newly-relegated Championship rivals Leeds United to his signature, with Daniel Farke – who worked with Williams at Norwich City during a season-long loan spell in 2021/22 – having also been keen on a reunion.
According to the EADT and Ipswich Star, an option to buy provision was initially proposed but was not included in the contract.
Williams’ contract at Old Trafford is coming to an end, albeit his employers have the option to extend it by a year.
Williams, a right-footer who has spent the majority of his professional career at left-back, can also play right-back and centre-back and will wear the No.18 shirt.
He has made 51 appearances for United, including 13 Premier League starts, and has also made 23 Premier League starts with Norwich.
United manager Erik ten Hag recently stated that while Williams pleased him during pre-season, the one-cap England U21 international was ‘searching for something else’ after appearing in just one League Cup game in 2022/23.
Williams joins striker George Hirst (Leicester, £1.5m), midfielder Jack Taylor (Peterborough, £1.5m), winger Omari Hutchinson (Chelsea, loan), and goalkeeper Cieran Slicker (Man City, undisclosed) as the Blues’ fifth acquisition of the summer.
