Manchester Metropolis are determined to agree a brand new contract with Chloe Kelly with solely a 12 months left to run on her deal, 90min understands, as competitors for the winger is about to accentuate after the opening of the summer time switch window.
The WSL window formally opened on 24 June and can stay open till 21 September. Kelly’s contract with the Cityzens is because of expire subsequent summer time and sources have instructed 90min the membership at the moment are on alert as they anticipate the 26-year-old to draw curiosity from a number of elite-level golf equipment.
Manchester United have emerged as a wildcard within the race to steal Kelly from their rivals. The membership need to make an announcement signing to indicate key gamers already of their squad their ambition to enhance upon their final WSL efficiency and shut the hole on the prime of the desk.
Nevertheless, it appears this transfer is a bit too late to persuade goalkeeper Mary Earps to remain – a deal to affix PSG has already been agreed and is prone to be introduced in only a matter of days.
Kelly was first thought of beneath United’s former head of girls’s soccer, Polly Bancroft. Although Sir Jim Ratcliffe intimated earlier this week in an interview with Bloomberg that he doesn’t but have a complicated plan for United’s ladies’s workforce in the way in which he does with the boys’s, he has inherited a sporting technique which might embrace plans to make a play for Kelly. Working towards United, nonetheless, is their lack of Ladies’s Champions League soccer.
Sources have additionally instructed 90min that PSG are additionally ready to offer Kelly a pay rise if she had been to make the transfer to France, which might pair her with England colleague Earps.
San Diego Wave additionally held an curiosity previous to supervisor Casey Stoney’s shock sacking. Nevertheless, it’s believed that Kelly is inclined to remain within the WSL and no provide from the NWSL has but been made.
Although Metropolis are decided to safe her future, Kelly might but discover whether or not the grass is greener on the opposite aspect, little doubt nonetheless having a bitter style in her mouth after shedding out to Chelsea on purpose distinction in final season’s WSL title race.
It’s no shock that Kelly is so wanted, following her participation in serving to the Lionesses win the 2022 European Championship – the primary main title of their historical past. The winger performed an instrumental position for England, scoring the profitable purpose within the closing towards Germany. Final season for Metropolis, she scored eight objectives throughout 30 video games in all competitions.
