World Cup winner Perez joins London City Lionesses

Spain and Barcelona midfielder Maria Perez has go nan latest high-profile subordinate to motion for Women's Championship broadside London City Lionesses.

The 22-year-old, who has signed a two-year woody connected an undisclosed fee, has six caps for nan nationalist squad and was portion of nan Spain squads that won nan 2023 World Cup and 2024 Uefa Nations League.

London City's latest enlistee follows nan presence this summertime of England guardant Izzy Goodwin and Sweden internationals Kosovare Asllani and Sofia Jakobsson.

The nine says Perez will initially beryllium unavailable for selection, however, arsenic she continues her betterment from a knee cognition pursuing an wounded sustained successful pre-season training.

London City caput coach Jocelyn Precheur said Perez would subordinate nan squad "soon", adding "everyone present is fresh to activity pinch her to make judge that she is capable to play again arsenic quickly arsenic possible."

Precheur described Perez arsenic a "complete player" who is "smart, technically gifted" and "perfectly adapted to our project".

Perez, who won nan convention title and Champions League honours pinch Barcelona and spent past play connected indebtedness pinch Sevilla, said that she was attracted by London City proprietor Michele Kang's "plan for nan early of women's sports".

"There are large stadiums afloat pinch group watching women's shot and this was an important facet successful my determination to travel here," she added.

London City Lionesses drew their opening crippled of nan Championship play astatine location to Newcastle United and play their adjacent lucifer astatine Blackburn Rovers connected Sunday (14:00 BST)