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Report: 20-year-old Man United starlet set to depart to Premier League club on loan

Brandon Williams has been linked with a loan move to Newcastle United in January. (GETTY Images)
Brandon Williams is struggling for playing time at Manchester United. (GETTY Images)

Brandon Williams is nearing a loan move away from Manchester United

According to Sky Sports (h/t The Sun), Manchester United are set to send Brandon Williams out on loan this summer to newly-promoted Norwich City.

Williams, who has featured primarily as a backup to Luke Shaw at left-back fell down the pecking order last season after the club signed Alex Telles. Thus, the 20-year-old was then providing cover to Aaron Wan-Bissaka in the right-back role but managed only five starts all season.

All in all, the Englishman made 14 first-team appearances in all competitions last season and garnered only one assist in that period. Additionally, given that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been impressed with Diogo Dalot this pre-season, the Portuguese might now act as the backup to Wan-Bissaka. 

Williams featured in every pre-season game for United

This would certainly limit Williams’ game-time further this season, despite featuring in all four matches of United’s pre-season campaign. Thus, in a bid to gain more game-time on a consistent basis, the 20-year-old would favour a loan move, with Norwich City closing in on signing the player. 

While this is not a huge problem for Manchester United, it would serve as a temporary issue given that their current left-back in Luke Shaw would not have a backup option behind him. 

Alex Telles is out with an injury until September, while Axel Tuanzebe, who has featured in the left-back role previously for the Red Devils, also completed a loan move to Aston Villa earlier this summer.

Manchester United want to keep Brandon Williams in January. (GETTY Images)
Williams is closing on a move to Norwich City. (GETTY Images)

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Although Diogo Dalot can play in that position, he would be the sole backup to both full-backs until the end of this month. However, this would be a good move for Williams, who could gain some considerable minutes under his belt and the experience of playing in a Premier League team week in and week out. 

Written by Varun Pai

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