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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Tom Garry

Khadija Shaw makes shock U-turn and signs record deal to stay at Manchester City

Manchester City's Khadija Shaw celebrates with teammates at Co-op Live after winning the player of the season award.
Manchester City's Khadija Shaw celebrates with teammates at Co-op Live after winning the club’s player of the season award. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images/Reuters

Khadija Shaw has signed a four-year contract at Manchester City that will make her by far the world’s highest-paid women’s footballer, after one of the most dramatic U-turns the Women’s Super League transfer market has ever seen.

The Jamaica striker is set to receive significantly more than £1m per season until 2030, according to multiple sources, after Manchester City made a last-gasp intervention to exceed the offer Shaw had received from Chelsea.

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