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 means of the ranks and remodeled 100 senior appearances for the primary staff, 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 price. 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 staff. She is an effective participant and has the potential to be a future chief.
“We’re completely happy to have her in our squad. I see Missy as a dynamic, box-to-box midfielder. She is an effective passer and in addition is aware of the place to seek out the purpose. Missy Bo has the potential and skill to change into an everyday England worldwide.”
Liverpool supervisor Matt Beard informed their membership web site: “We respect Missy Bo’s determination and she or he departs with our easiest needs and, I’m certain, these of our followers. She has worn the shirt with the satisfaction of an area woman and I’ve loved my time working along with her over so a few years. I’ll observe her future growth with nice curiosity and satisfaction.”
Based on the BBC’s Emma Sanders, Kearns opted to maneuver elsewhere in a bid to cement herself as a starter in a staff and safe extra common recreation time, with a view to breaking into the senior Lionesses squad. The 23-year-old has captained England at youth degree and was a part of Sarina Wiegman’s standby checklist for the staff’s Euro 2025 qualifiers over the summer time.
Final season, Kearns performed in 20 of Liverpool’s WSL video games, however that equated to only 914 minutes of motion as she frequently appeared off the bench. She scored one purpose and registered one help in that point.
