Keeper Earps leaves Man Utd before expected PSG move

Manchester United person confirmed nan exit of goalkeeper Mary Earps arsenic she prepares for a move to French nine Paris St-Germain.

She leaves connected a free transportation pursuing nan expiry of her statement aft 5 years astatine nan club.

The 31-year-old is group to subordinate PSG connected a two-year woody successful hunt of regular silverware contempt a statement hold connection from United which matched her expectations.

The England keeper helped United triumph their first Women's FA Cup past play and has made much than 100 appearances for them.

She is wide regarded arsenic 1 of nan champion goalkeepers successful nan world - winning nan Fifa Best goalkeeper award successful January and BBC's Sports Personality of nan Year successful 2023.

Earps started each lucifer arsenic England won Euro 2022 and reached nan 2023 Women's World Cup final.

She joins a number of high-profile players leaving United connected free transfers successful caller years, pursuing striker Alessia Russo's move to Arsenal and Ona Batlle's departure to Barcelona.

This week, United confirmed skipper Katie Zelem left nan club aft not being offered a caller contract, while Spain guardant Lucia Garcia joined Mexican nine Monterrey.

Meanwhile, United are group to motion erstwhile Arsenal defender Dominique Janssen and stay hopeful of bringing successful Brighton guardant Elisabeth Terland - some connected free transfers.

Speculation regarding Earps' early has gone connected for much than a twelvemonth and she will beryllium relieved to person nan matter settled having antecedently said immoderate reports had been an "injustice".

Arsenal offered United a world grounds interest for a goalkeeper past play successful an effort to seduce Earps to move to London, but she will beryllium guaranteed Champions League shot astatine Paris St-Germain.

United's statement hold connection matched her expectations and was much charismatic than PSG's woody - truthful Earps' determination was based connected shot reasons.

However, it is difficult to disregard nan existent business astatine United, pinch disapproval increasing pursuing a determination to move nan women's squad from their Carrington training tract to make abstraction for nan men's team.

British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe agreed to bargain a 25% liking successful Manchester United this twelvemonth and his Ineos Group person taken power of shot operations.

Earlier this month, he said Ineos' priorities laic successful rebuilding nan men's squad and that has unsettled a number of group progressive pinch nan women's broadside astatine nan club.

Losing personification of Earps' stature and characteristic is nan latest rustle for nan nine arsenic United dropped down nan Women's Super League (WSL) array past play from 2nd to fourth.

They are already progressive successful nan transportation window, pinch Terland and Janssen poised to join, but United find themselves having to switch value players yet again.