She was always looking to leave, that was in the stars, she's a staunch Catalan, always likely to want to return to Barca, can't begrudge her that.
Someone wrote they cant announce or finish transfers on paper from one WSL team to another WSL team until july. But maybe thats not correct
I think the WSL transfer window officially opens on 26th so this might be true
It is. Don't know how they can keep all these attacking players happy. Enviable depthArsenal have signed a striker from Benfica - is it not a foregone conclusion that Lessi ends up there?
I think it's a bad move for her, once Mead and Miedema are fit - she'll end up on the bench
Damn. So disappointed she's went there.
Where's the puke emoji when you need one.
A not so subtle dig at United there?
I wonder if there was a chance of keeping her if the takeover had happened before the summer. She's what, a top 2-3 player in the entire league? I had hoped she stayed because having United in the mix at the top is brilliant for the league.
Trust me, Russo will get plenty of that. But it's a different world. Shorter contracts = Players moving on a free more often. The wage level is so much lower that those lucky players who get that one chance of actually securing themselves and their families some kind of a future after their careers understandably go for it. As much as I want to call her a snake and all that, this is on the club.
Not to this point anyway, I think it's fair to say that Chelsea, City, Arsenal (before signing her) and Villa all in fact have better strikers along with there being other top players in other positions. I think it's more damaging in what it says about United, their ambitions and their attitude to the women's team that they couldn't keep an English United fan who was highly marketable at the club and lost her to a rival for free, plus obviously it's losing one of the best players on the team and having to find a replacement for usually the most expensive position.
Yeah I think that is the case, or at least if the club displayed more ambition and willingness to compete and capitalise on the momentum created, especially this season. Too long passed though and she's had her head turned. I think she's brilliant but as I said, so disappointed she's went there.
Same. She can do one.
I was simply asking the question.
Perhaps it would've been possible. Although I think her and Batlle had made up their minds quite early, as our offers weren't anywhere near what some other clubs were putting out.
She has that kind of profile but based on this season's performances she wasnt even Top3 at United nevermind the whole league
How so, when United Woman's team have probably had the most accelerated growth in the last few years!?
Yeah, wasn't great, probably due to the contract situation. She probably had her head turned long before the season was done
Looking at how we’re losing our best players constantly and not keeping up with the growth of the game in terms of wages, I wouldn’t be surprised of she said that with this in mind.
Agreed. Well, we were ”negotiating” last year but our more reasonable offers probably came in too late and like you say she had already made her decision by then.
Despite the fact we gave her a contract renewal offer that matches what she was asking for?
Both her and Toone were brilliant at the Euros, but had a relatively difficult season at United. Think both will be back to their best next season, depending perhaps a little on how the World Cup goes for England and them individually.
Dead to me.
She did great off the bench for England at the Euros and that backheel goal gave her huge exposure - as a starter this season though she hasnt been as good and looks like Lionesses have a dilemma on Russo Vs Daly
