Lionesses striker Bethany England admits it was a 'big risk' swapping her comfort zone at Chelsea for pastures new at Tottenham in January - but it was a risk she needed to take.
The 29-year-old was part of Sarina Wiegman's EURO winning squad last summer but opportunities were becoming increasingly hard to come by at club level under Emma Hayes. The forward's lack of playing time was impacting her place in the England set-up and she wasn't named in Wiegman's squads for the October or November internationals.
By January, her hopes of making the World Cup had all but vanished, unless she was able to make some significant changes. In a bid to boost her chances, England completed a shock move to London rivals Tottenham at the beginning of the transfer window, with the £250,000 fee Spurs paid for her, a British record for a player in the women's game.
