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Defender Aoife Mannion has landed a brand new membership after parting methods with Manchester United, following the expiry of her contract.
Mannion’s time at United
United confirmed Mannion’s exit final month and since then, she has been obtainable as a free agent.
She joined the membership in 2021 from cross-town rivals Manchester Metropolis, the place she spent two years. Mannion was a vital member of the United squad throughout her four-year keep at Leigh Sports activities Village.
The Republic of Eire worldwide helped United qualify for the Champions League on two events. United hadn’t managed this feat earlier than her arrival.
She was additionally instrumental within the membership’s run to a few consecutive FA Cup finals, probably the most memorable one in all which got here in 2024, when Marc Skinner’s facet defeated Tottenham Hotspur to safe their first main honour.
Nonetheless, accidents and health points prevented Mannion from actually nailing down a constant run of video games and performances beneath Skinner.
The 29-year-old made 55 appearances for United.
Mannion secures transfer to Newcastle
BBC journalist Emma Sanders has confirmed that WSL 2 outfit Newcastle are getting ready to finalising a deal for Mannion.
She’s not the one one they’re signing, as they’re additionally set to accumulate the companies of Jordan Nobbs and Ffion Morgan. All three will be part of the membership on everlasting offers.
Sanders notes about Newcastle’s transfer to signal Mannion, Nobbs and Morgan, “Newcastle are displaying ambition within the switch window as they push to achieve promotion to the Girls’s Tremendous League.”
“They’re additionally including extra employees members, together with a brand new head of efficiency, with additional funding within the girls’s facet of the membership.”
Newcastle ended final time period in fifth place in WSL 2, having been promoted from the third division.
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