Chelsea has confirmed the signing of Manchester United forward Lauren James. The 19-year-old is a younger sister of Chelsea’s male team right-back, Reece James. She has agreed to a four-year contract with the reigning Women’s Super League champions.
The player who reacted to racial abuse on players sometime back last season joined Manchester United in 2018 and scored 14 goals as they won the FA Women’s Championship in their first season. She also scored Manchester United’s first goal in the WSL and became their top scorer in the 2019-20 season.
United forward Lauren James Joins Chelsea
According to reports from the Chelsea table, they said the player had been on their book for a long time now. James was 14 when she joined Arsenal, making her debut two years later. Chelsea manager said: “Lauren is an exciting, young talent who we have admired for a while.” ‘When the opportunity came up to sign her, we felt now was the right time to bring her back to the club.
James was called up to the senior team by former Lionesses boss Phil Neville in 2020, but she is yet to win an old cap for England. James speaking on her signing, said: “It’s a great feeling to come back home, to a great club, the club I started at the age of six.” She also said: “To be able to play for the first team now and come back here to Emma and the rest of the group is a good feeling.
“I’m excited to get started, and I can’t wait to meet all the fans at Kingsmeadow when the new season kicks in.”
