London, England – Na latest gist wey dey hot for football world be say England international, Nikita Parris, don officially join London City Lionesses. This na fresh news wey land since July 21 when The Athletic first drop am as dem report say she dey sign new deal after her contract with Brighton & Hove Albion don waka.
As London City confirm am on Saturday, Parris don lock down two-year deal wey go last until 2027. The girl no dey waste time! She don dey ready to enter the new challenge wey dey wait for her. “E be like say this project get plenty ambition and I dey really look forward to meet my new padi girls and start,” Parris yarn. “This project fit well with the goals wey I wan achieve. I go give my all make sure say the team dey progress.” (Talk am like say you no dey play!)
No be only Parris join this summer, even London City dey chop hot transfer for dem plate! Since dem promoted to Women’s Super League, dem don add plenty fresh faces. We fit see Danielle van de Donk from Lyon, Sanni Franssi, Elene Lete from Real Sociedad and Isa Kardinaal from Ajax come join them, plus Teyah Goldie wey don come from Arsenal and Poppy Pattinson wey also just flung from Brighton.
Parris wey first start her career for Everton in 2010 when she just 16, don follow play for big teams like Manchester City, OL Lyonnes, Arsenal, United and Brighton. For last season, she don score seven goals inside 22 appearances for Brighton, no be small feat o! This babe na serious rounded player. She help Lyon collect Champions League trophy for 2020 as part of treble wey dem carry, and she don win Women’s Super League with City back in 2016.
Na true say she get two FA Cup medals too – one with City for 2017 and another with United for 2024. Bi forget say she na member of England team wey carry Euro 2022 win, she don collect 74 caps for Lionesses and don score 17 goals. Last time wey she appear for national team na February this year, but wahala don show as she be left out of Sarina Wiegman’s squad for this summer Euros. She don talk say that news pain her well well.
“E no easy when dem give you that kind news,” Parris talk for one podcast with Sky Sports. “The main thing be say I do my best. People dey ask, ‘Do you get any regrets?’ And I no get any at all!” (Girl speak sense, no be so?!)
As she don land for London City, we go dey follow closely to see how dis ambitious project go unfold. Who know, maybe this time around, she go carry dem go where dem never go before. Na only time go tell!
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