Man City

Chelsea

Aston Villa

Bournemouth

Liverpool

Brighton

Newcastle

Tottenham

Fulham

West Ham

Everton

Sheffield United

Nottingham

Burnley

Arsenal

Regular Season

Man United

Wolverhampton

Crystal Palace

Brentford

Luton Town

English Premier League

Rhys Williams set for loan move to Swansea - The Athletic (reliability: 5 stars)

The Athletic

The 20-year-old centre-back will hope to build on the successful last campaign when he featured 19 times for 

At the moment, he's the sixth-choice player in his position, behind 

That's why Liverpool are willing to loan him out and are currently in talks with Championship side Swansea.

'I train with the world's best': Rhys Williams reveals influence Van Dijk and co. have on his development

 stepped in to take over at the tail end of last season in magnificent fashion alongside 

The young centre-back is now in pre-season, once again behind in the pecking order as the likes of 

Speaking about that to liverpoolfc.com, Williams said: “I’m training with the best set of defenders in the world in my opinion, and the best defender in the world in Virg. Any time I get with them is a gain.

“It’s massive [to have Gomez, Matip and Van Dijk back in training]. We had major issues last season at centre-back, which obviously led to me coming in and doing the best I could. 

“But seeing them come back – they’re all big characters amongst the boys so having them back is a massive boost for the team.

“I’m the second-youngest there, there’s only 

 younger than me, so anything that I can pick up off them… they’ve had a lot of experience, played a lot of games, so anything I can take from his [

] game, from Joe, Joel, Virg, is a boost for me.”

Although he is now probably 6th in the pecking order, the 20-year-old has firmly established himself as one to keep an eye on for the future and could pose a threat to the current order if he continues his rapid rate of development. 

'That was a proper crash course': Jurgen Klopp rates 2020-21 season for Nat Phillips and Rhys Williams

"These two boys, playing like that, it is incredible, absolutely incredible," Jurgen Klopp said about 

"That was a proper crash course in a Premier League education, and they have learned so much.

"It's a sign for all our kids at Liverpool in the academy. It's possible - it shows it's possible... just work hard. 

"These boys, they are obviously not skilled like crazy, they had to work incredibly hard. And now they are proper, proper Premier League players. And that's exactly how it can work. I am really happy for them."

Phillips and Williams became an unlikely centre-back partnership at the end of the 2020/21 campaign. All in all, they have started together 6 games in the Premier League - and 

0_UA_Postscript_News

0_UA_Inread

Sometime it is best option for some players to gain experience and also game time. For some it is make or break for our young players and therefore wish every single players all the best. Finally for us fans I wish every one all the best. We might not be a sports person but we also have responsibilities looking after our love ones.

Redpool

good luck lad, you're a nice defender after helping Liverpool to claim third position on the table

Ogecity

Good luck Rhys, you will come back soon more experienced and you will the doors of LFC open for you to be in the main squad.  Do your best and keep up the hard work.  Remember; no gain without pain.

Player		G
Erling Haaland	Man City	20
Cole Palmer	Chelsea	20
Ollie Watkins	Aston Villa	19
Dominic Solanke	Bournemouth	18
Mohamed Salah	Liverpool	17

Rhys Williams set for loan move to Swansea - The Athletic (reliability: 5 stars)

Latest news