Manchester City have announced the signing of the England left-back Alex Greenwood on a three-year deal. The 27-year-old arrives at City after her contract at Lyon expired.
The news comes a day after her fellow England full-back Lucy Bronze rejoined City, also after leaving Lyon. Greenwood spent one season with the French side, during which she won the Champions League and the domestic title and cup, having previously been captain at Manchester United.
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Greenwood has played 46 times for England, including at the past two World Cups and Euro 2017. She told the club website: “I’m so excited to get going – it’s been a crazy and unforgettable few weeks but I just can’t wait to get started and bring that winning feeling to City.
“I’ve learned so much about myself over the past 15 months by living away from home and in a different culture and environment, but it’s given me so much time to develop both personally and as a player.
“Now is the time for a new challenge, though, and having experienced such a successful campaign last season, when you get that taste for a winning mentality, it’s addictive and I just want to continue that with City.”
Greenwood was selected on Tuesday for the England training camp this month and changes to the national team setup will be in place. Phil Neville’s assistant Bev Priestman has been appointed head coach of the under-18s, with Rehanne Skinner replacing her.
Skinner will stay in that role until Neville’s contract expires in July, after which she will return to her position as the Football Association’s women’s national head coach (under-18s to under-21s). Sarina Wiegman has agreed to succeed Neville from September.
