Wales captain Ashley Williams joins Stoke City on season-long loan

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Stoke have signed Wales captain Ashley Williams on a season-long loan from Everton.

The defender joined the Toffees from Swansea in 2016, but has slipped down the pecking order at Goodison Park following the arrival of Marco Silva in June.

Williams becomes Gary Rowett's sixth summer signing as Stoke aim to return to the Premier League at the first attempt.