Unstuck Toffee Joe Still Sweet On Prem

JOE Williams didn’t get the chance to fulfil his Premier League dream at boyhood club Everton, but he’s still got the top-flight in his sights.

- John Lyons

And he reckons joining Paul Cook’s Wigan this summer is helping him develop his game and mature as a player.

Williams joined Everton at the tender age of seven and came through the Toffees’ ranks, but he never had the opportunity to strut his stuff on the Goodison Park stage.

Loans at Bolton and Barnsley in the last two seasons have given him plenty of Championship experience and this summer the midfielder decided to cut ties with Everton permanently.

Versatile

So was it a wrench for Williams, who turns 23 next month, to leave?

“It was quite easy, to be honest,” he told The FLP. “I wasn’t going to play, and I didn’t want to sit around and be told I wasn’t going to be part of things.

“I felt I was good enough to play there, but the whole world doesn’t revolve around Everton. There’s a big footballing world out there and I knew I needed to go out there and play week in, week out.”