London Metropolis Lionesses have introduced the signing of former England goalkeeper Mary Earps.
The 33-year-old will formally be a part of on a two-year contract on July 1 when her contract with Paris Saint-Germain expires.
Earps is returning to the WSL two years after leaving Manchester United. Throughout her 5 seasons at United, she made 102 appearances and saved 45 clear sheets.
She retired from a glittering worldwide profession final summer time in a shock announcement simply 5 weeks out from the Euros after dropping her place as beginning goalkeeper to Hannah Hampton.
Earps performed a vital function in England’s Euro 2022 success and of their path to the World Cup closing a yr later.
“I’m over the moon to join this club and I’m really looking forward to it,” Earps stated.
“I feel the club aligns with what I stand for. I can’t wait to get started and to get down to business.”
London Metropolis seem decided to make numerous assertion signings this summer time, and have a robust curiosity in Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas.
Earps: I’ve a lot extra to present – that is why I selected London Metropolis
Talking in an announcement confirming her arrival, Earps defined her reasoning behind becoming a member of London Metropolis, who had been promoted to the WSL for the primary time final season and completed sixth.
Earps continued: “The club’s values represent what I want to represent and they are passionate about what I want to achieve and change the game in a positive way. All the conversations have been really positive and every time I spoke with the club I wanted to hear more.
“The imaginative and prescient and ambition, together with the brand new coaching facility, is unbelievable and I am trying ahead to seeing that develop. It exhibits what our proprietor, Michele (Kang), and everybody on the membership need to do by way of actually going for it.
“It’s about putting a marker down and saying we want to be competitive in a short space of time.
“I am trying ahead to working alongside Elene (Lete) and the goalkeeping unit. Elene made some nice saves and interventions final season. Hopefully, we are able to bounce off one another and work onerous and luxuriate in it.
“My message to the fans is that I’m really excited to get started and make some memories together. I can’t wait to play in front of you all.
“I am trying ahead to attending to know the gamers, the fashion of play and membership tradition, and attempting to present all the things I can to assist the membership obtain its collective targets and be as profitable as attainable.
“I feel I still have so much left to give to the game, and that’s exactly why I chose London City.
“It will not be straightforward, the WSL is extraordinarily aggressive. The workforce had a superb 2025/26 season, ending mid-table of their first season, now it is about climbing the desk and dealing in the direction of ending as excessive as attainable.”
Mary Earps is the newest high-profile signing for London Metropolis
Large names proceed to mount for London Metropolis…
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One other coup for London Metropolis. The large-name signings proceed to mount – and certain will not cease at Mary Earps both. Ambition even extends so far as attempting to land former Barcelona captain Alexia Putellas on a free this summer time. That basically could be the GOAT of signings.
It is a star-studded forged for a workforce that has solely been within the English top-flight for one season, propped up by the riches of free-spending proprietor Michele Kang.
One would possibly query how all these superstars are going to gel underneath one roof. There’s loads of modern-day examples of that formulation flopping, albeit most clearly within the males’s recreation. I am considering Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe at PSG – the vibe was utterly off.
Nonetheless, there isn’t any doubt Earps is a large signing for London Metropolis and one which considerably improves them.
Eder Maestre’s aspect shipped 35 targets final season, above the league’s common (32). They’ve to handle that if the plan is to attempt to break up the division’s conventional prime 4.
