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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Khadija Shaw to leave Manchester City with Chelsea favourites to seal deal

Khadija Shaw celebrates
Khadija Shaw is poised to face Chelsea on Sunday in a Women’s FA Cup semi-final. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images/Reuters

Khadija “Bunny” Shaw has decided to leave Manchester City this summer at the end of her contract, the Guardian understands, after extensive talks over a new deal concluded with her opting to pursue a new challenge.

The Jamaica striker, who is on course to win the Women’s Super League’s Golden Boot for a third consecutive season, was close to agreeing a new deal in March and is understood to have told City she wanted to stay, but negotiations on the finer details hit a number of stumbling blocks, including the proposed length of the extension, and the WSL leaders are preparing for life without their star player.

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