Abeg, make I yarn you wetin dey happen for Leicester City o! Switzerland international, Alisha Lehmann don join Leicester City as dem sign am from FC Como for permanent deal wey go last till 2028. Na this week Wednesday, she start train with her new pally dem, before dem confirm her arrival on top two-and-a-half year contract.
Alisha dey overjoy as she yarn say, ‘E be like homecoming for me, I dey happy’! Leicester na correct club wey get fine facilities and dem sabi say dem wan push women’s football forward, so she don enter correct place.
For the past two weeks, Leicester dey pursue this deal like crayfish. As Alisha no follow FC Como play draw match against Napoli, everybody don sabi say na sign she dey come join Leicester. This move go take am back to Women’s Super League (WSL), after she don play for West Ham, Everton, and Aston Villa before.
Currently, Leicester dey sit for ninth position for WSL table, dem dey five points clear of bottom-placed Liverpool. Na why dem dey strategize to get player wey fit help dem no enter relegation battle as January transfer window dey hot.
Before Alisha land for Como, she join dem from Juventus on top three-year deal, and during her time for Juve, she help dem win Serie A title. E no stop there, Alisha don represent Switzerland plenty times, as she don get 64 caps for their national team.
As she don join Leicester, she dey follow other new signings like Ashleigh Neville from Tottenham, Rachel Williams from Manchester United and Sarah Mayling wey dey on loan from Aston Villa. Fans dey expect say she go play for Sunday match against West Ham wey dey 11th for table.
No be only football skills Alisha get o! She be the most-followed female footballer for worldwide, as she get almost 16 million followers for Instagram. Na real superstar wey dey come Leicester, everybody dey ginger!
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