Manchester Metropolis have confirmed the signing of England ahead Beth Mead on a free switch from Arsenal.
The 31-year-old has agreed a three-year take care of the brand new Ladies’s Tremendous League champions after leaving the Gunners when her contract expired in Might.
She has 81 caps for her nation, was a part of the Lionesses facet that received back-to-back European Championships in 2022 and 2025, and in addition scored for England towards Ukraine on Tuesday.
“It was a no brainer for me,” stated Mead. “I feel the way in which Metropolis play fits me very well and may get one thing additional out of my sport.”
She is about to be joined in Manchester by England team-mate Niamh Charles after Metropolis agreed a payment with Chelsea on Wednesday.
Mead spent 9 years at Arsenal, profitable the WSL, the Champions League and three League Cups throughout her time in north London.
She was given an emotional send-off through the Gunners’ remaining dwelling sport of the season towards Everton in Might, however informed membership media she is prepared for a “new chapter” at Manchester Metropolis.
“I am very proud to be right here,” she stated. “I feel it is a place the place I can actually slot in and assist deliver a distinct dynamic to the crew.”
Metropolis’s director of girls’s soccer Therese Sjogran added: “Beth’s achievements within the sport converse for themselves. Successful the Double final season was a particular chapter in our historical past, but it surely’s one we need to construct on within the coming seasons.
“Signing a participant of Beth’s high quality and calibre can solely assist that occur.
Mead will bolster a star-studded Metropolis frontline that features fellow England winger Lauren Hemp, Brazil ahead Kerolin and WSL participant of the season Khadija Shaw, who committed her future to Andree Jeglertz’s facet on the finish of the marketing campaign.
