Manchester City extends the contract of defender Alex Greenwood until 2027

Defender Alex Greenwood has signed a contract extension with Manchester City, which will allow her to stay with the club until 2027, saying she has “unfinished business”.

The England international’s contract was scheduled to expire at the end of the season.

Team captain Greenwood (32 years old) said: “It is the club that I love and the club in which I want to be successful.”

“Personally, I have a lot of unfinished business to do, and I love this football club. It feels like home to me now and I feel like this is where I belong and I’m meant to be.”

Greenwood played for Liverpool, Notts County and Everton, and led Manchester United to win the Women’s Championship title in 2019 before joining Lyon, where she won the Champions League.

She joined Manchester City in 2020 and played 152 games for the club, winning the Women’s FA Cup and the Continental Tire League Cup in that time.

She has also been named WSL Team of the Year three times.

But the WSL title has eluded them thanks to Chelsea’s dominance in recent seasons.

“She is one of the best players in the world in her position and a true leader,” said Therese Sjogran, Manchester City’s director of women’s football.

He added: “We are excited about the direction this team is heading this season and beyond, and extending Alex’s contract was key to these ambitions.”