Williams on first days at Everton: I looked around and thought 'what have I done?'

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19 Jun 2021 • 5:28 PM MYT
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Ashley Williams has recalled a nervous move from Swansea City to Everton.

Williams, 36, swapped the Liberty Stadium for Goodison Park in 2016.

And he recalled to Ladbrokes: “The funny thing about that move is that I've always been quite a fiery character on the pitch; the pantomime villain if you like.

Everton was a team that I just did not get on with at all, so when I found out they were interested it was just bizarre.

“If I was ever likely to fight with players from any team, it would've been Everton – guaranteed".

He continued: “I remember pulling up at Finch Farm for my medical and the first player I bump into is Seamus Coleman, one of my biggest enemies.

“He looked at me, I look at him, we both say hello, he obviously knows I'm signing. It was just frosty.

"We go into the changing room, I see James McCarthy, Leighton Baines, so many players I've had rows with over the years. I'm sat there thinking this couldn't have gone worse".

“On paper I probably couldn't have chose a worse team's dressing room to walk into, because I know they all disliked me, I kind of disliked all of them, and we've had so many arguments over the years."

Despite the initial ill-feeling, Williams would go on to play 73 times for Everton and remains pals with his old Toffees team-mates.

He added: “We still speak to this day and we're such good friends, but I remember just sitting there in those first few days thinking 'what have I done'."

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