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 cope with the brand new Ladies’s Tremendous League champions after leaving the Gunners when her contract expired in Could.
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 best way Metropolis play fits me rather well and may get one thing additional out of my sport.”
She is ready to be joined in Manchester by England team-mate Niamh Charles after Metropolis agreed a price 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 throughout the Gunners’ remaining house sport of the season towards Everton in Could, 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 convey a unique dynamic to the crew.”
Metropolis’s director of ladies’s soccer Therese Sjogran added: “Beth’s achievements within the sport communicate for themselves. Profitable the Double final season was a particular chapter in our historical past, nevertheless it’s one we wish 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 dedicated her future to Andree Jeglertz’s facet on the finish of the marketing campaign.
