According to The Sun, Brandon Williams' two-month trial at Rotherham United appears to have ended, with the former Manchester United defender failing to secure a contract. The 25-year-old player was attempting to restart his career following a difficult period off the pitch.

Williams, who made 51 appearances for Manchester United, was handed a 14-month suspended sentence in May 2025 following a car crash at nearly 100 mph.

He was found guilty of dangerous driving in an incident that occurred in August 2023, when he collided with another vehicle and struck the central reservation on the A34 in Cheshire.

The Manchester United academy graduate was also banned from driving for three years and ordered to complete 180 hours of unpaid community service.

He admitted that at the time he was trying to impress a girl sitting next to him in the car, and fortunately, no one was injured or killed in the incident.

Williams subsequently joined Hull City, hoping to turn things around, but never reached the required level and was later dropped to train with the U21 squad.

This summer, he featured in seven pre-season friendly matches as a trialist, but after remaining with The Millers into the new season, the club has not offered him a contract.

It is now understood that Williams is training elsewhere and still searching for a new club.

He had hoped his time at Rotherham would prove his fitness and give him another chance in professional football.

Williams trained with The Millers until last weekend but has been absent from the squad since then.

Rotherham manager Alex Bruce hinted earlier this month that the defender should consider leaving if the right opportunity arose.

Bruce said: "I've spoken with Brandon.

"If the right opportunity comes along for him, where a team really needs him straight away, then of course he should consider it.

"At the moment, he's enjoying training here and he's happy to be here.

"Our situation is that other positions on the pitch may need strengthening first before we consider this one.

"For now, we can only take it one step at a time."

Rotherham have recruited 11 new players this summer but are still looking to strengthen before the transfer window closes.

The Millers' priority positions for new recruits are believed to be another striker, midfielder, and winger.

This leaves Williams once again without a club, as he continues to hope to get his career back on track.

The defender came through the Manchester United academy and was once tipped to have a bright future.

However, in recent years, his career has stalled due to a series of high-profile off-pitch issues.

Williams now hopes that his time training at Rotherham will help him regain his form and lay the foundation for his next opportunity.

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