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Peterborough United announce signing of former Manchester United winger Peterborough United have announced the signing of former Manchester United winger Ethan Williams. The 20-year-old joins the club after spending last season on loan at Falkirk, appearing 23 times and scoring once. The fee has been described as a “sizeable undisclosed fee.” TalkSPORT’s Alex Crook has described the deal as being “worth north of 750k.” Between January and May 2025, he played 17 games on loan at Cheltenham and scored twice. He was away on Manchester United’s pre-season tour in Norway, Sweden and Dublin. earlier this summer. He primarily plays on the left wing or behind the striker and has been handed the number 10 shirt. Manager Luke Williams said: "Ethan is a player that will give us another option in the wide areas, he is quick, direct and will be a threat and I am looking forward to working with him. "He has already got first team experience at a few clubs and joins us after being away with Manchester United on their pre-season tour, so he is fit and ready to go." Ethan Williams said: "The identity of this club is clear, they like to work with younger players and when I heard of the interest, it was a move that I wanted to make. I have been out on-loan at a couple of clubs, have gained a lot of experience of men's football and felt it was the right time to leave United and sign for Peterborough. "I have enjoyed my time at United and it's always tough to leave a place like that, but there comes a time in your career where you have to make tough decisions to develop yourself and Peterborough is renowned for helping younger players."