Shaw signs new Man City deal after contract U-turn

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Man City striker Khadija Shaw signs a new four-year contract with the club, just days after it looked like she would be leaving the WSL champions this summer.

Manchester City striker Khadija Shaw has signed a caller four-year declaration with the club, conscionable days aft it looked similar she would beryllium leaving the Women's Super League champions this summer.

The Jamaica guardant finished arsenic the WSL's apical scorer for a 3rd successive season, netting 21 goals successful 22 games arsenic City won the rubric for the archetypal clip since 2016.

Chelsea had been favourites to motion her arsenic a escaped cause aft declaration renewal discussions broke down.

But Shaw, 29, announced her caller declaration until 2030 connected signifier astatine City's extremity of play celebrations, wherever she received the subordinate of the play trophy.

"I americium inactive here, I americium inactive bare and determination is nary spot I would alternatively be," she said.

Shaw added that she was "happy to denote I volition beryllium staying astatine the shot club", earlier being mobbed by her team-mates.

This play she besides won the Football Writers' Association women's footballer of the twelvemonth grant and was named WSL subordinate of the season.

City look Brighton successful the Women's FA Cup last connected Sunday arsenic they hunt a home double.

Shaw has scored 26 goals and provided 7 assists successful 31 appearances successful each competitions truthful acold this term.

Since joining City successful 2021, she has 117 goals successful 137 appearances and is the club's grounds goalscorer.

"It's a immense connection from City that we've secured the services of 1 of the champion centre-forwards successful the world," said manager of shot Therese Sjogran.

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