As per The Athletic, Southampton are watching Manchester United full-back, Brandon Williams, ahead of the colder time of the year move in the January transfer window.
The England youth global was available to joining the Saints throughout the late spring to play all the more routinely in 2020-21, however, Red Devils manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hindered the move. Williams was guaranteed that he will get genuinely necessary minutes this term, but he is yet to play in the English Premier League up until now and could be thinking about a transitory exit in January.
Southampton director Ralph Hasenhuttl will be quick to fortify his choices at the back to help his side’s odds of completing the season on a great note, and the Man Utd foundation graduate could be a fine expansion as he can play at both left and right-back.
The 20-year-old has just highlighted in September’s League Cup triumphs over Luton and Brighton so far this season, yet the ongoing injury to Luke Shaw could give him a possibility in the Premier League in the coming weeks. Summer appearance Alex Telles was favoured in front of him in the line-up for Saturday’s success over West Bromwich Albion, and it will be fascinating to check whether Williams can drive his way back into Solskjaer’s first-group plans going ahead.
Southampton could do with a quality cover and rivalry for both Kyle Walker-Peters and Ryan Bertrand, and the United youth could help with that whenever brought to St. Mary’s. Williams included in 17 Premier League games last term, beginning multiple times, while he played multiple times in the Europa League.
While he is presently not in dispute to break into Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions crew, the flexible protector will be quick to be essential for the following summer’s European Championship crew, and moving to where he can play routinely for the second 50% of 2020-21 to support his odds, will be at the forefront of his thoughts.
Regardless of whether Southampton can furnish him with that open door is not yet clear, however, and it will be fascinating to perceive what occurs in January.
Manchester United will play 12 games between 24 November and 02 January, and all things considered, Williams will be needed to begin a couple of them. Luke Shaw is expected back during mid-December and a ton will rely upon his wellness till the finish of January.
