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Well that sucks, i really like her.
Don't think so. We had Galton at left back.Played in the friendly just yesterday didn't she? Very sudden.
Well there's a huge difference between United and Lyon, and the women are generally on very short contracts, so if she wants to go there's not much we can do about it.Shocking to let go of probably your best player and captain like this. I'm assuming she wanted to go.
Yep. It's worth noting that City lost Nikita Parris to them this summer and Lucy Bronze made the same move a couple of years ago.Terrible news, Alex has been a great captain for our first season since the comeback, yet it was perhaps now we really needed her. At the same time, the difference between Lyon and Man United in women’s football is bigger than that between Real Madrid and Leeds United for the men, so it’s just pure blind bad luck.
We really will need some leaders with Super league experience this season.
Yep, apparently she's been on their watch list for a while - even before she joined United. I think the actual move coming now has surprised a lot of Lyon watchers though. On the face of it, their squad is strong enough at leftback already, but it looks like they've decided they don't want to rely on their younger players just yet.How does a transfer like this work in the womens game?
Does Lyon reach out to Greenwood/agent and ask if she would want to move there? And if she says yes, they contact United and try try negotiate a transfer fee?
Will the transfer fee become public?
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For her sake, I hope it doesn't fall through.A pause in the proceedings:
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No, I can't imagine the deal falling through after a public announcement, but then I'm not used to how these things work in the women's game. So, hmm, yes, well...
Presumably just some details about relocation, taxes, and sponsorships, but still it's always interesting to see a bit of the mechanism of a deal.
I don't think it will fall through, though maybe some clauses (like what happens in the event of a no-deal Brexit) might mean she needs specialist advice. Keep in mind the women aren't on the kind of money that lets them pay high end agents or have international legal advice sitting around on a retainer, so she might not have someone giving her all the answers instantly.For her sake, I hope it doesn't fall through.
Yeah I wouldn't begrudge anyone the chance at moving there. They're a special club in the women's game. I just hate the idea of agreeing a deal like that and it falling through. It would be very tough on her, mentally.I don't think it will fall through, though maybe some clauses (like what happens in the event of a no-deal Brexit) might mean she needs specialist advice. Keep in mind the women aren't on the kind of money that lets them pay high end agents or have international legal advice sitting around on a retainer, so she might not have someone giving her all the answers instantly.
On the other hand maybe her partner, Jack O'Connell who plays for Sheffield United, sent her a whatsapp of the dog looking plaintively at her empty chair last night
At any rate if it does fall through for any reason I think she'll be treated well by the matchgoing fans. We might be novices in the women's game, but most of the women's team fans know by now that Lyon are special - and you don't just say "no" if they come calling.
Incidentally Aulas has been quoted as saying that the Lyon women's team budget will rise to 10m Euros next year because he feels it's time to invest.
WTF? So we're down to two forwards. We are a fecking shambles. Will he even get games there? They have Depay and Dembele. This has got Januzaj to Dortmund written all over it. FFS.
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“I knew at some point I could come back to England and maybe carry on where I left off,” she said.
It's very early days for women's football in Europe as a pro or even a semi-pro game. The significance of the salaries now are that they actually allow women in the English and French leagues to become fulltime players. With the Lyon move Alex may be earning something like £100k/year (including her £25k retainer from the England squad, her Lyon salary and sponsorships). Enough to make it a good job, rather than a hobby or a parttime vocation.Those salaries are pitiful to the point of being frightening.
Personally think an institution like Manchester United should take this one as a loss leader. Women's football doesn't particularly enthrall me but United's in it now, and knowing United's position and holding in the game, it reflects poorly on them when a pro footballer and all the problems that come with it (foregoing other revenue streams, physical toll, opportunity cost) are not rewarded appropriately. The women's team players put a bigger shift in than the men's team.It's very early days for women's football in Europe as a pro or even a semi-pro game. The significance of the salaries now are that they actually allow women in the English and French leagues to become fulltime players. With the Lyon move Alex may be earning something like £100k/year (including her £25k retainer from the England squad, her Lyon salary and sponsorships). Enough to make it a good job, rather than a hobby or a parttime vocation.
In general, wages in WSL1 are somewhere between 20k/year and 50k/year for first team regulars - with a salary cap for each club. They're trying to balance the survival/sustainability of the teams against the need to create an environment where players are able to play/train as fulltimers and the next generation of youth team players can actually imagine making a living from football.
Casey Stoney was on the radio today, talking about her career. Back when she was winning titles with Arsenal she was paying to play - not just paying for her own kit but also paying a subscription to cover referee fees, travel costs etc. Things have changed a lot, and Lyon are really at the forefront of the change at the pro level, which is why it's understandable that Alex Greenwood would want to see it in action.