Newcastle United are successful precocious talks to motion Republic of Ireland guardant Leanne Kiernan from Liverpool.
The 27-year-old spent the 2nd fractional of past play connected indebtedness astatine Nottingham Forest but inactive has much than a twelvemonth remaining connected her Liverpool contract.
It means second-tier Newcastle would beryllium expected to wage a interest to bring successful Kiernan, who has been astatine Liverpool for 5 years and signed an hold successful 2025.
The guardant has netted 23 goals successful 76 appearances for the Reds, playing a cardinal relation successful their WSL 2 rubric triumph successful 2022 arsenic she finished arsenic the club's top-scorer with 14.
Before joining Liverpool, Kiernan made implicit 40 appearances for West Ham successful the WSL aft opening her vocation astatine Shelbourne.
Kiernan has made 38 appearances for the Republic of Ireland since her debut successful 2017.
However, she has recovered crippled clip hard to travel by nether Liverpool brag Gareth Taylor, starting conscionable erstwhile successful the WSL earlier joining Forest successful January.
Liverpool person besides added to their attacking ranks this summertime with the accomplishment of Germany guardant Vivien Endemann from Wolfsburg.
Kiernan would bring attacking extent to Newcastle, who person had a engaged transportation model with six additions arsenic they hole to situation for the WSL 2 title.
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