Missy Bo Kearns has departed Liverpool in a shock switch to WSL rivals Aston Villa.
Kearns, 23, had been on the Merseyside membership since childhood having joined the academy aged eight. She progressed by the ranks and revamped 100 senior appearances for the primary group, serving to them win promotion from the Championship and again into the WSL in 2022.
Villa, who completed seventh within the league standings final time period, and 17 factors behind Liverpool in fourth, confirmed the arrival of the midfielder on Thursday for an undisclosed payment. Kearns put pen to paper on a three-year deal till 2027.
New Villa boss Robert de Pauw informed the membership web site: “Missy Bo is a good asset for our group. She is an efficient participant and has the potential to be a future chief.
“We’re pleased to have her in our squad. I see Missy as a dynamic, box-to-box midfielder. She is an efficient passer and in addition is aware of the place to search out the purpose. Missy Bo has the potential and skill to turn into a daily England worldwide.”
Liverpool supervisor Matt Beard informed their membership web site: “We respect Missy Bo’s choice and he or she departs with our highest needs and, I’m positive, these of our followers. She has worn the shirt with the delight of a neighborhood lady and I’ve loved my time working along with her over so a few years. I’ll observe her future improvement with nice curiosity and delight.”
In keeping with the BBC’s Emma Sanders, Kearns opted to maneuver elsewhere in a bid to cement herself as a starter in a group and safe extra common sport time, with a view to breaking into the senior Lionesses squad. The 23-year-old has captained England at youth stage and was a part of Sarina Wiegman’s standby checklist for the group’s Euro 2025 qualifiers over the summer season.
Final season, Kearns performed in 20 of Liverpool’s WSL video games, however that equated to simply 914 minutes of motion as she often appeared off the bench. She scored one purpose and registered one help in that point.
