London Metropolis have signed 13 gamers this summer time, together with seasoned professionals and serial winners in Nikita Parris, Danielle van de Donk and Elena Linari to call simply three.
Jana Fernandez was one other eye-catching signing, with the 23-year-old becoming a member of from Barcelona.
As she did final summer time, Kang is stating her intent earlier than a ball has even been kicked. A put up on X saying Parris’ signing acknowledged: “We didn’t come to play”.
It offers Precheur a powerful squad with which to compete in a league the place each level and aim may imply the distinction between thriving or battling relegation.
“These new players are essential for me on and off the pitch,” he stated.
“I’m very happy the club decided to invest. We have a sporting director [Markel Zubizarreta] now in the club, so he’s really in charge of the recruitment.
“We knew after the Birmingham sport we wanted to be stronger. We do not wish to repeat the identical story as Bristol Metropolis and Crystal Palace, and we all know the hole is big at this time between the WSL2 and the WSL.
“It’s about being the first one to jump on the train, because that’s what attracts other players to join as well. If you don’t get the right players, it would be more difficult to sign players.”
“The biggest challenge for me is we need to create a team and make them play together. But as a club, we need to create a culture of the high level, which didn’t exist when I arrived.
“We now have a number of power, we’ve got an excellent dynamic however I do know primarily based on my earlier expertise, a excessive stage requires greater than that.
“So now, we are building the foundations, but it’s also the moment for us to start to focus on details. This is where I expect a lot from experienced players like Nikita, Danielle, Kosovare last season, and Saki [Kumagai] when she arrived.
“I do know they are going to be very useful for me to create the tradition we’d like to carry out at a excessive stage throughout a protracted season within the WSL.”
So the players, manager and staff are in place, the club is well-supported financially and they have reached the pinnacle of the women’s game in England.
That just leaves the big question – can London City Lionesses stay up?
“Sure”, Asllani said simply, but confidently.
“We’re a brand new group within the league, however we’re not an inexperienced group. We now have skilled gamers all around the squad.
“We have players winning the Champions League and playing in big tournaments with their countries.
“And we’re London Metropolis Lionesses, we’re writing historical past. We’re not going to go down.”
