Barcelona sign Bronze following England star's departure from Manchester City
The 30-year-old right-back moves to Spain after two years starring with the Citizens Barcelona Femeni have completed the signing of England star Lucy Bronze, the Catalan club confirmed on Saturday. Bronze, 30, spent two seasons at Manchester City between 2020 and 2022 in her second spell at the club following a wildly successful stint at women's football heavyweights Lyon. She decided against renewing her contract at the club this summer and will now begin a new challenge in Spain. Editors' Picks What did Barca say about Bronze? "Lucy Bronze has joined FC Barcelona. This Saturday, the English international signed a contract tying her to the club until 30 June 2024," the Blaugrana said on the club's official website. "In the morning she took a medical at Hospital de Barcelona and in the afternoon donned her new strip for the first time at Ciutat Esportiva and Camp Nou. "Considered one of the best women footballers of the last decade, 30-year-old Bronze is coming to Catalonia after spending two seasons at Manchester City. "This is her second overseas adventure after playing for Olympique Lyon from 2017-20, where she won the Champions League three times. She won FIFA’s The Best award in 2020 and was the UEFA European Player of the Season in 2019." What did Bronze say about move? Bronze added: "I am very happy to play for as club like FC Barcelona, one of the biggest teams in the world. I’m really looking forward to starting work with the team. After a couple of conversations, you can’t say no to Barca." Further reading
Barcelona sign England star Bronze following Man City exit
Barcelona have signed England defender Lucy Bronze after she announced her departure from Manchester City last month. Bronze, named The Best FIFA Women's Player in 2020, had been linked with a move to the United States but has instead made a shock switch to Champions League runners-up Barca. The 30-year-old won five trophies during two spells with City, having been a European champion in three successive seasons with Lyon between 2017 and 2020. And the full-back will be confident of adding to those successes with the Blaugranes, who have won three consecutive Spanish top-flight titles and lost out to Lyon in last month's Champions League final, having thrashed Chelsea to claim the European crown in 2021. Barcelona Femeni's official twitter account posted an image of Bronze alongside the caption "welcome to your new home" on Saturday, before the club's website revealed she had signed a two-year deal. Bronze told the club's media channels: "I'm very happy to play for a club like FC Barcelona, one of the biggest teams in the world. I really want to start working with the team. "After a couple of conversations, you can't say no to Barca." Barcelona beat their own world-record crowd for a women's game in April, hammering Wolfsburg 5-1 in front of 91,648 spectators at Camp Nou. Before joining up with her new club, Bronze will play a crucial role in England's bid to win the European Championship. The Lionesses will get their campaign underway against Austria at Old Trafford on July 6, looking to reach their first major final since Euro 2009.
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