Norwich City: Man United defender Williams joins Ipswich
Brandon Williams has joined Norwich City’s Championship rivals Ipswich Town on a season long loan move from Manchester United.
Williams links up with his old Red Devils under-18 coach Kieran McKenna for the Blues, and could make his debut this weekend against Daniel Farke’s Leeds.
The 22-year-old spent the 2021/22 Premier League season on loan across the border in a Norwich campaign that ended in relegation, and a fan fall out.
“I’m coming here to hopefully get into the team and play a lot of games,” he told his new club’s official site. “There is some very good competition, which is a great challenge, but I’m excited to meet the players and get started.
“I played a lot of games when I broke through at United and have had a couple of tough seasons, too, so it’s good for me to get back out and start playing again.
“Kieran was my youth team coach at United and from there we have had a great relationship. He has always had the standards of a coach at the top level and has had a big influence on me
“He has always kept in touch with me to make sure I’m okay and I trust everything he says because he is great to learn off.
“I’m excited to work with him again.”
McKenna is hoping to re-ignite Williams’ career after making only one senior appearance last season at Old Trafford.
“He’s someone I’ve known since a very young age and I’ve seen his journey and how hard he’s worked to get to where he’s got to,” he said. “He’s still very young and has a large amount of experience for a 22-year-old, but is coming off a season where he hasn’t played many minutes and has had some bad luck with injuries.
“He’s a dynamic, athletic defender who plays with great energy and commitment and has good quality driving forward with the ball.
“He can go inside and outside from both wings and can pass and cross with both feet, he is an aggressive and positive defender who enjoys defending but can also give us thrust going forward from different positions.
“We think this is a good fit for our group and a really good step for him to come into our environment and culture, where he can work hard and get back to playing at the levels we know he is capable of.”
Norwich’s first East Anglian derby league meeting of the new season is scheduled for Portman Road on December 16.
