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Manchester United’s Brandon Williams has been banned from driving after accumulating 30 points on his licence.
The fullback has been on loan at promotion-chasing Ipswich Town this season but he has not played since December.
It was reported earlier in the season that he had picked up an injury and had been sent back to Carrington to recover from the setback.
The beginning of February saw reports that he would be returning to East Anglia shortly but this never came to pass.
It has been a disappointing season for the 23-year-old as he has only played a meagre 17 games for the Tractor Boys.
Things turned even sourer for him when he was accused of dangerous driving just before Easter.
Prosecutors alleged that the 23-year-old was driving his Audi A3 S Line car at speeds over 90mph on the A34, before being involved in an accident at a speed of 74mph.
The United man was given a lifeline by his coach, Kieran McKenna shortly after when he claimed that the player could still play a role in Ipswich’s crucial run-in but once more, this has failed to occur.
Williams’ future is even murkier now that he has been found guilty of the charges against him.
The Mirror report that “Manchester United defender Brandon Williams has been banned from driving after accumulating 30 points on his licence.”
Williams “failed to provide officers with information regarding who was driving his top-of-the-range Mercedes on two separate occasions, a court hearing heard.”
“He failed to turn up for a hearing at Manchester Magistrates Court on Friday morning and was sentenced in absence.
“The court heard that Williams had already racked up 18 points on his licence and he was fined £1,000 with a £400 court surcharge and costs of £85.
“Williams was handed a disqualification last year which was subsequently lifted, with these two further charges taking him to 30 points.”
With persistent problems off the field and recurring injury issues, a once-promising career seems to be fizzling out as fast as it took off when he made his debut for the Mancunian side back in 2019.
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