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Manchester United Girls have despatched one other promising younger participant on mortgage this season.
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Blackburn Rovers spell
Lucy Newell is an 18-year-old defender who received the Girls’s Academy Gamers’ Participant of the 12 months for 2023/24.
She has additionally represented England under-19s 18 instances in her younger profession.
Newell signed her first skilled deal on the membership final October earlier than transferring to Blackburn Rovers on mortgage for the rest of the 2024/2025 season.
She performed in 10 video games, scoring one objective for the Rovers.
New journey
In accordance with the membership’s official web site, “Manchester United defender Lucy Newell has joined Girls’s Tremendous League 2 aspect Birmingham Metropolis on mortgage for the 2025/26 season.”
The teenager may have a well-known face on the membership as Birmingham’s boss, Amy Merricks, was once her England under-19 supervisor.
The Blues narrowly missed out on promotion to the Girls’s Tremendous League final season and boasted the perfect defensive file within the second division, solely conceding 15 targets in 20 matches.
Actually excited
Talking on her mortgage transfer Newell said, “I’m actually excited to be right here. It’s a large membership with big ambition and I’m trying ahead to bringing my expertise to the staff.”
The 18-year-old then commented on the problem she’s going to face by claiming, “WSL2 is a difficult league the place the competitors is basically excessive. I believe taking part in at Blackburn has taught me how aggressive it may be, and I can’t wait to play for the Blues and struggle for that promotion.”
Blues Girls are delighted to announce the signing of defender Lucy Newell on a season-long mortgage from Manchester United. ✍️
— Birmingham Metropolis Girls (@BCFCWomen) August 21, 2025
Newell may see her first motion for her new aspect when Birmingham tackle Liverpool on the thirty first August in pre-season.
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