{"id":608297,"date":"2022-01-20T12:47:21","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T17:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=608297"},"modified":"2022-01-20T12:55:15","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T17:55:15","slug":"liverpool-recall-rhys-williams-from-swansea-city-loan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/01\/20\/liverpool-recall-rhys-williams-from-swansea-city-loan\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool Recall Rhys Williams From Swansea City Loan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool has officially recalled Rhys Williams from his loan at Swansea City following a disappointing spell at the club.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old centre back played just seven times for the Welsh side during the first half of the season.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Swansea said: &#8220;Everyone at Swansea City would like to thank Rhys for his contribution during his brief time at the club, and wish him every success in his future career.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Liverpool Recall Rhys Williams<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rhys Williams has been recalled from his loan spell at Swansea City by parent club Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HZhxeQ5mOw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/HZhxeQ5mOw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B04GLavmfg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/B04GLavmfg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Swansea City AFC (@SwansOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SwansOfficial\/status\/1484148894648918017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 20, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Rhys &#8216;Gutted&#8217; About Loan Troubles<\/h3>\n<p>Rhys Williams did not shy away from showing his disappointment about his struggles at the Liberty stadium. In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CY9HlQKs3z9\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram post<\/a>, the defender thanked everyone for &#8220;making me feel part of the family from the get go&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;Gutted it didn\u2019t go to plan but it\u2019s been a pleasure to be a Swan for the time I was given. Wish the club all the best in the future. Once a Jack always a Jack.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Swansea head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/liverpool-fc-rhys-williams-swansea-22817784\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Russell Martin<\/a> praised the youngster during his final remarks on the Liverpool player. &#8220;I spoke to him yesterday, he\u2019s a great character,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He found it tough but he appreciated it\u2019s been a fantastic learning curve. The maturity he showed, and he\u2019s frustrated he didn\u2019t play more, but we leave on good terms. Loans are not easy at this level.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But he goes with everyone\u2019s best wishes. I think he\u2019s grown a lot in his time here. Not everyone works out and he needs to go back to Liverpool or maybe force his way back out elsewhere.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Future Loan<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/10\/23\/mohamed-salah-world-number-one-is-jurgen-klopp-right\/\" target=\"_self\">Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s team<\/a> do not have the same defensive woes as last season, meaning it is likely Liverpool will search for a new destination for Rhys Williams to gain some valuable experience at.<\/p>\n<p>Before departing for Swansea, Williams signed a long-term contract renewal where he will stay at Anfield until 2026.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"VmI2Cs7_T2Jz4Iv1JCplcw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1235189185\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'VmI2Cs7_T2Jz4Iv1JCplcw',sig:'3a0RHtorTLOGjh8tA-JuQi3vgxDOvBluc7-Y6dpk_RU=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1235189185',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool has officially recalled Rhys Williams from his loan at Swansea City following a disappointing spell at the club. The 20-year-old centre back played just seven times for the Welsh side during the first half of the season. 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