Mary Earps says contract talks are ongoing with Manchester United after feeling she has been a “punching bag” this season.
The England goalkeeper has spent the final 5 years with United however her present deal is ready to run out this summer time.
United turned down a world-record provide for a goalkeeper in ladies’s soccer when Arsenal got here in for Earps final 12 months and PSG have been additionally eager about signing the 31-year-old in the course of the January window.
Earps helped United to win the Ladies’s FA Cup this season though the membership had a disappointing Ladies’s Tremendous League marketing campaign, ending fifth, and the goalkeeper now desires assurances over the membership’s ambitions earlier than deciding on her future.
“The honest reality is that conversations are still ongoing,” Earps informed Sky Sports activities Information. “I have been clear I do not need to make an emotional resolution.
“The start of the season was actually robust, I felt actually upset about issues that have been being mentioned about me and issues that got here out that weren’t true.
“I’ve tried to be skilled, maintain my head down, work arduous, get on with my job and that is been arduous. I have been a punching bag at instances.
“I’ve tried to shoulder the duty of the staff and the efficiency and the place we fell quick this season. That is what you need to do as a frontrunner and as a extra skilled participant it’s a must to rise up in these moments.
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Highlights of the Ladies’s Tremendous League match between Manchester United and Chelsea.
“I know I’ve given my heart and soul for the whole season. It’s a tough situation.
“I’ve requested the membership for some affirmation on what they’re attempting to realize and when I’ve these solutions I am going to be capable of decide. It is as much as the membership.”
Skinner: I need Earps to remain
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Marc Skinner discusses his want to maintain Mary Earps at Manchester United regardless of her being out of contract and Izzy Christiansen explains why she is such an necessary asset to the aspect.
United will likely be eager to keep away from an analogous state of affairs to final 12 months, which noticed star gamers Alessia Russo and Ona Batlle depart on free transfers after prolonged contract negotiations with the membership.
Man Utd supervisor Marc Skinner reiterated his want for Earps to remain on the membership following their 6-0 defeat in opposition to Chelsea on the ultimate day of the WSL season.
“I’d love to work with Mary. Conversations are still ongoing. All I can do is work on my relationship with Mary and what we do on the field,” Skinner informed Sky Sports activities.
“I’d love her to stay but there are moments outside of the club representatives need to achieve. It’s important we don’t put the player in that. It’s not about Mary in this moment, it’s about representatives meeting.
“I actually take pleasure in working with Mary and hope I can proceed to do this.”
Earps gained the BBC Sports activities Persona of the Yr Award in December for her string of spectacular performances because the Lionesses reached the Ladies’s World Cup remaining, with the goalkeeper saving a penalty from Jenni Hermoso within the 1-0 defeat to Spain.
Earps’ reputation was summed up when Nike initially refused to promote her England duplicate goalkeeper shirt, just for it to promote out in 5 minutes after the sports activities producers carried out a U-turn.
Christiansen: Earps can play at the next degree
Sky Sports activities’ Izzy Christiansen mentioned:
“She’s been a consistently high performer off the back of two terrific major tournaments with England where she’s really taken her career up a notch.
“For Manchester United, if there is a participant of their XI who goes on and performs at the next degree, it is Mary Earps.”
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