“Gutted” – Liverpool defender speaks out on club return

Friday, 21 January 2022, 7:40
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Rhys Williams was formally recalled by Liverpool yesterday halfway through his loan spell at Swansea – a loan spell that never worked the way that neither club nor the player himself wanted it to.

Seven appearances with just five in the league was not what was pictured by any of the involved parties when Williams signed back in the summer transfer window and the decision to recall him was not a surprise having been expected for most of the window so far.

He returns with Liverpool expected to sell Nat Phillips in this window meaning there could be opportunities within the first team squad for Rhys who, as has become somewhat of a player tradition, took to Instagram to send his thanks to the Swansea supporters.

“Iโ€™d just like to thank everyone at @swansofficial for making me feel part of the family from the get go,” he said.

“Gutted it didnโ€™t go to plan but itโ€™s been a pleasure to be a Swan for the time I was given. Wish the club all the best in the future. Once a Jack always a Jack.”

 

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Russell Martin also praised the defender despite the loan spell not really working out when he said “He found it tough but he appreciated itโ€™s been a fantastic learning curve. The maturity he showed, and heโ€™s frustrated he didnโ€™t play more, but we leave on good terms. Loans are not easy at this level.

“But he goes with everyoneโ€™s best wishes. I think heโ€™s grown a lot in his time here. Not everyone works out and he needs to go back to Liverpool or maybe force his way back out elsewhere.”

Images courtesy of Getty Images, Athena Picture Agency and Swansea City Football Club.

Phil Sumbler

Been watching the Swans since the very late 1970s and running the Planet Swans website (in all its current and previous guises since the summer of 2001 As it stood JackArmy.net was right at the forefront of some of the activity against Tony Petty back in 2001, breaking many of the stories of the day as fans stood against the actions where the local media failed. Was involved with the Swans Supporters Trust from 2005, for the large part as Chairman before standing down in the summer of 2020.

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