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Everton fans react as club confirm Ashley Williams will leave this summer

Welsh centre-back Ashley Williams is set to leave Goodison Park at the end of the month when his Everton contract expires.

The 34-year-old arrived from Swansea City in the summer of 2016 for £12 million on a three-year contract.

Williams featured in 36 league games in his first season and in 24 in 2017-18, making a total of 73 appearances before leaving for Stoke City on loan last summer.

The Wales international featured in 37 games for the Potters, but that wasn’t enough to earn him a new deal at Everton, with manager Marco Silva fully convinced he doesn’t fit into his plans.