Alessia Russo will leave Manchester United at the end of June ahead of Women's World Cup
ByTNT Sports
Published 16/06/2023 at 10:46 GMT+1
Alessia Russo will leave Manchester United following the expiration of her contract at the end of June, making her one of the top free agents in football this summer. United had reportedly been in contract talks with the 24-year-old for the past 18 months but failed to agree new terms with Russo, who has been a long-term transfer target of Arsenal who saw two bids rejected for her in January.
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Alessia Russo will leave Manchester United at the end of June when her contract expires.
The England international joined United in 2020 and has made 59 appearances in all competitions for the club, scoring 26 goals.
Russo was instrumental in United's success in the 2022-23 season.
United finished second in the Women's Super League to secure qualification for the Champions League for the first time. Russo was the league's joint-top scorer with 10 goals and one assist in 20 matches.
The Red Devils also reached a maiden Women's FA Cup final which ended in a 1-0 defeat to Chelsea at Wembley.
Russo was a breakout star at Euro 2022. She came off the bench to score four times, including an eye-catching backheel goal in the semi-final against Sweden, as England went on to win their first major women's tournament.
Russo has been named in England's 23-player squad by head coach Sarina Wiegman for their World Cup campaign in Australia and New Zealand this summer.
England's first group match is against Haiti on July 22.
In June 2022, Russo rejected a contract extension at United and has let her contract run down.
United and Russo have reportedly been discussing terms over a new contract for the last 18 months, but the club are said to have only met her contract expectations during the last week of the season and it was too late to entice her to stay.
In January, Arsenal had two world-record bids rejected by United and the 24-year-old is reportedly expected to complete a move to the north London club on a free transfer.
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