Former Man Utd star Brandon Williams set for return to football after 14 months with medical booked
FORMER Manchester United star Brandon Williams is closing in on a transfer to a Championship club as he bids to rebuild his career.
Williams, 24, has been without a club for more than a year following the expiration of his contract at Old Trafford.
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Brandon Williams is set to sign for Hull after the Championship side won the hunt for the 24-year-old
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Williams has been without a club for a year following the termination of his Man Utd contract
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But he is now in line to join Hull after the Tigers won the hunt for the Mancunian amid interest from rivals in the second tier and overseas, according to the Daily Mail.
A trial with the club piqued interest after his form and attitude left key personnel impressed.
And the report adds that Williams now has a medical booked in at the East Yorkshire club next week.
The full-back broke through at United at the age of 19 and went on to make 51 appearances for the club in all competitions.
However, the Carrington graduate spent the final two years of his United contract on loan at Norwich and Ipswich before he was released to end a 16-year association with the Red Devils.
Off the field he was also dogged by personal issues, including being found to have been driving erratically on the A34 when he crashed his Audi A3 in a horror 99mph crash.
Williams avoided jail for the 2023 incident, which had come after he was caught with a balloon in his mouth, following a guilty plea to dangerous driving and driving without third party insurance.
He was handed a 14-month sentence, suspended for two years, and banned from driving for three years in May of this year at Chester Crown Court.
Williams spoke candidly about his career when appearing on Ben Foster's Fozcast podcast, revealing how he had struggled to get out of bed on some of his "dark days".
He added in the April chat: "It hurts me watching football now because I just want to be there, I just want to play.
Unemployed ex-Man Utd star Brandon Williams opens up on 'dark' times after axing
"I miss being in a team, I miss being on the coach, I just think it's that thing where it gets too much for somebody sometimes."
Williams, who has represented England at U20 and U21 level continued: "Maybe I needed that break, just take everything in to reset."
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