Chelsea have confirmed the signing of England worldwide Lucy Bronze on a two-year deal.
The defender returns to the Ladies’s Tremendous League after two years in Spain with Barcelona. The 32-year-old has amassed over 400 senior appearances all through her profession throughout quite a few golf equipment, together with Sunderland, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester Metropolis and Lyon.
All through her two seasons with Barcelona, Bronze gained two Liga F titles, two Champions League trophies, one Copa de la Reina and two Spanish Tremendous Cups. In England, she has gained each home honour, which incorporates three WSL titles.
“To know I am a Chelsea participant nonetheless feels a bit of bit surreal,” Bronze informed the membership web site. “It is clearly a membership I do know a lot about and have carried out for such a very long time. I am actually excited to be again in England. My household are so excited as properly to get to extra of my video games.
“I am excited to be in London, to see what the capital holds and to be at a membership that’s famend for profitable so many trophies.”
Chelsea‘s basic supervisor Paul Inexperienced added: “Lucy will carry management to the group. She is a serial winner and a flexible defender. She has numerous expertise and a profitable mentality which we really feel will match properly into the squad.”
Bronze turns into Chelsea’s fourth signing of the summer time as she follows Julia Bartel, Sandy Baltimore and Oriane Jean-Francois by the door at Stamford Bridge. This summer time marks a brand new period for the membership below new supervisor Sonia Bompastor as the previous Lyon boss seems to construct on the success of predecessor Emma Hayes.Â
