Forgotten Liverpool defender Rhys Williams has made a return from harm.
Williams has endured a irritating 2023-24 season. The centre-back joined Aberdeen on mortgage in the summertime switch window but was confined to a solitary cup outing for the Scottish Premiership aspect.
His spell north of the border was reduce brief in January earlier than he then made a brief change to League One outfit Port Vale. However on switch deadline day, that settlement was ended early as Williams suffered an harm and he returned to Anfield to endure rehabilitation.
The choice steered that the 23-year-old was set for a prolonger interval on the sidelines. Nonetheless, only a month later, Williams is again taking part in. He featured for 71 minutes in Liverpool under-21s’ 2-0 loss towards Aston Villa final weekend.
Younger Reds head coach Barry Lewtas informed the membership’s web site: “Rhys has had a troublesome season with health points and accidents, so it was good to get him some minutes. Clearly after the excursions of a number of the lads taking part in for the primary workforce and within the FA Youth Cup, we felt right this moment was an excellent probability to get Rhys some minutes and that will likely be good for him.”
Williams memorably made his Liverpool breakthrough within the 2020-21 season. Amid an harm disaster, with Virgil van Dijk, Joel Matip and Joe Gomez all struggling severe points, Williams and Nat Phillips helped Jurgen Klopp‘s aspect end an unlikely third within the Premier League and qualify for the Champions League. Williams has since had loans at Swansea Metropolis and Blackpool.
Nonetheless, the previous England youth worldwide now finds himself additional down the pecking order at Anfield following the breakthrough of Jarell Quansah this season.
After Williams arrived again from Aberdeen, Klopp mentioned: “I should discuss with him about why his mortgage spell didn’t work out, that was clearly completely different and the boy I do know I’d anticipate to play in Scotland, 100 per cent, from the primary to the final second if it isn’t Celtic or Rangers the place it’s at all times barely completely different, and he didn’t.
“I should discuss to him about that and I didn’t try this but, however it should occur, positively, after which we’ll see what’s the result of that dialog.”
Williams is beneath contract at Liverpool till the summer season of 2026.