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    Report: Manchester United full-back Brandon Williams on Southampton’s radar

    According to The Athletic, Southampton are keeping tabs on Manchester United full-back Brandon Williams ahead of the winter season transfer window in January.

    The England youth international was open to joining the Saints on loan during the summer transfer window in order to play more regularly in 2020-21, however Red Devils boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer obstructed themove

    Williams was ensured he was going to get much-needed minutes this term, however he is yet to play in the English Premier League up until now and might be thinking about a momentary exit in January.

    Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl will be keen to reinforce his alternatives at the back to improve his side’s opportunities of completing the season on an outstanding note, and the Man Utd academy graduate might be a great addition as he can play at both right and left-back

    The 20-year-old has only included in September’s League Cup triumphes over Luton and Brighton up until now this season, however the recent injury to Luke Shaw might provide him an opportunity in the Premier League in the coming weeks.

    Summer arrival Alex Telles was chosen ahead of him in the line-up for Saturday’s win over West Bromwich Albion, and it will be intriguing to see if Williams can force his way back into Solskjaer’s first-team plans moving forward.

    Southampton might do with a quality cover and competition for both Kyle Walker-Peters and Ryan Bertrand, and the United youngster might assist with that if given St. Mary’s.

    Williams included in 17 Premier League games last term, starting 11 times, while he played 8 times in the Europa League.

    While he is currently not in contention to get into Gareth Southgate’s 3 Lions squad, the versatile defender will be keen to be part of next summer’s European Championship squad, and transferring to where he can play regularly for the second half of 2020-21 to improve his opportunities will be on his mind.

    Whether Southampton can supply him with that chance remains to be seen, however, and it will be intriguing to see what takes place in January.

    United play 12 games in between 24 November and 02 January, and it’s most likely that Williams will be required to start a few of them. Luke Shaw in expected back mid-December and a lot will depend on his physical fitness till completion of January.

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