{"id":613946,"date":"2022-06-20T19:41:21","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T23:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=613946"},"modified":"2022-06-20T19:41:21","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T23:41:21","slug":"manchester-united-brandon-williams-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/20\/manchester-united-brandon-williams-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Manchester United Listening to Offers on Brandon Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brandon Williams may leave <a href=\"\/football\/category\/premier-league\/manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> this summer if a suitable offer is tabled for him, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonathanShrager\/status\/1538913245251125248\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according to journalist Jonathan Shrager<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The versatile full-back spent last season on loan at <a href=\"\/football\/category\/premier-league\/norwich-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Norwich City<\/a> and can&#8217;t be guaranteed first-team playing time at United next season, which may lead to him finding a club that can.<\/p>\n<h2>Brandon Williams Allowed to Leave for Suitable Offer<\/h2>\n<h3>Will Williams Stay or Go?<\/h3>\n<p>The Manchester-born 21-year-old came through the academy at his boyhood club, so he may be inclined to stay and fight for his place.<\/p>\n<p>Reports suggest that, while United would be open to offers, they would prefer him to try and earn a starting place. This may mean Williams will leave on loan if he does leave at all.<\/p>\n<p>The belief is that the player will use the preseason as a chance to stake his claim in incoming <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/04\/18\/manchester-united-erik-ten-hag\/\" target=\"_self\">Erik ten Hag<\/a>&#8216;s squad. The Englishman was out of favour last season under Ralf Rangnick but enjoyed more luck with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the dugout.<\/p>\n<p>United&#8217;s full-back options are far from settled at the moment and Williams may be able to build from a season of more consistent game time in Norfolk.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/18\/every-premier-league-transfer-completed-in-summer-2022\" target=\"_self\">Every 2022 Premier League Transfer So Far<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>What Other Transfers Are in Progress for Manchester United?<\/h3>\n<p>As fans will tell you, business has been slow in the red half of Manchester so far this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona&#8217;s <a href=\"\/football\/2022\/06\/19\/manchester-united-frenkie-de-jong-update\/\" target=\"_self\">Frenkie de Jong<\/a> remains a long-term target of United and the interest remains. Reports suggest a <a href=\"https:\/\/playingfor90.com\/2022\/06\/20\/manchester-united-new-bid-de-jong\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fresh bid for the midfielder<\/a> will be lodged soon.<\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag may be focusing on trimming his squad down before working on incomings.\u00a0<a href=\"\/football\/2022\/06\/14\/paul-pogba-in-final-stages-juventus\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Pogba<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.manutd.com\/en\/news\/detail\/jesse-lingard-to-leave-man-utd-in-june-after-20-years-at-the-club\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lingard<\/a> will leave when their contracts expire, and <a href=\"\/football\/2022\/05\/06\/aaron-wan-bissaka-wants-to-stay-at-manchester-united-amid-uncertain-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Wan-Bissaka<\/a> is rumoured to be on the transfer list.<\/p>\n<p>Jurrien Timber recently rejected a move to United, <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2022\/06\/19\/erik-ten-hag-stunned-as-jurrien-timber-rejects-manchester-united-move-16852682\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">much to Ten Hag&#8217;s surprise<\/a>, so the focus will be on other targets such as David Raum.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"iR-BzzvNQURtFiDezF6H3g\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1211372397\" 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:'iR-BzzvNQURtFiDezF6H3g',sig:'6MPzoykf4RjaaJdWaT33K7zmsRASnBGbNEjRDj7wfYg=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1211372397',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brandon Williams may leave Manchester United this summer if a suitable offer is tabled for him, according to journalist Jonathan Shrager. The versatile full-back spent last season on loan at Norwich City and can&#8217;t be guaranteed first-team playing time at United next season, which may lead to him finding a club that can. 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