Northern Ireland striker Magill leaves Aston Villa

Northern Ireland striker Simone Magill will time off Aston Villa aft nan expiry of her statement pinch nan Women's Super League side.

Magill, 29, joined Aston Villa from Everton successful nan summertime of 2022 and made 21 appearances for nan club.

She sustained an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) wounded successful Northern Ireland's opening lucifer astatine nan Euro 2022 finals which led her to making a delayed debut successful May 2023.

Lee Billiard, caput of women's shot astatine Villa, said Magill's professionalism had been "exemplary".

"Her hard-work and cognition successful coming backmost from a unspeakable ACL wounded was first class, and everyone astatine nan shot nine was delighted to spot her backmost connected nan pitch," said Billiard.

"We would for illustration to convey Simone for her clip successful claret & bluish and wish her thing but nan champion successful her early endeavours."

Magill has scored 25 goals successful 85 Northern Ireland caps since making her debut arsenic a teen successful 2010.