Welcome Williams - Midfielder arrives in BS3

City Chief Executive Officer Mark Ashton said: “We are thrilled to welcome Joe as our first signing of the transfer window. Joe is young, but he has Championship experience and he impressed us during the time we watched him at both Bolton and Wigan.

City Head Coach Dean Holden said: “Joe is going to form a big part of our squad and so I’m delighted to have this opportunity to work with him, especially as we fought off competition from a number of big clubs.

“Joe is a quality passer of the ball, he is physical too and he has a winning mentality that is so important.”

Williams, who can be deployed as a defensive midfielder, came through the Everton youth setup where he played alongside now City teammate Liam Walsh, before making his Championship debut while on season-long loan at Barnsley in 2017/18. He gained further second-tier experience by spending the 2018/19 campaign on loan at Bolton Wanderers, before he moved to Wigan in a permanent switch from Everton last summer.

He has one England youth cap, having represented the England Under-20s in 2016.

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2019/20 Championship stats (*Transfermarkt):

• Appearances: 38
• Minutes played: 3010
• Goals: 1
• Assists: 4
• Average passes per game: 38.9
• Pass completion rate: 81.2%
• Tackles: 70
• Interceptions: 27