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Huge boost for WSL as Alexia Putellas agrees personal terms with London City
Spanish great moving to England after 14 years at Barça
TL;DR
- Alexia Putellas has agreed personal terms with London City Lionesses.
- Putellas is considered one of the best players in the world and her potential arrival would be a landmark signing for the Women's Super League.
- She left Barcelona after 14 years, winning 10 Liga F titles and four Champions League titles, along with the 2023 World Cup with Spain.
- Putellas is a two-time Ballon d'Or winner and has also won the Fifa best women's player award and Uefa women's player of the year twice.
- London City, an independently run club, also appears close to signing Mary Earps and Mapi León.
- The club has recently received approval to build a new performance campus.
- Putellas has 147 caps for Spain and scored twice in their recent World Cup qualifying win against England.