'Excited for more trophies' - Kelly signs for Arsenal

England guardant Chloe Kelly says she is "excited for much silverware" aft signing for Arsenal permanently.

Kelly, 27, helped the Gunners decision Barcelona successful the Champions League final successful May aft joining connected indebtedness from Manchester City astatine the extremity of January.

The erstwhile Everton player, who is portion of the Lionesses squad astatine Euro 2025, has joined the Gunners, the nine wherever she started her career, pursuing the extremity of her City contract.

"I've ever said that Arsenal supporters are the champion and to person them connected my side, singing my name, means truthful overmuch to me," said Kelly.

"I'm excited for much silverware astatine this peculiar nine and to bring much trophies backmost to North London to observe with our supporters."

Arsenal brag Renee Slegers said Kelly had made a "great impact" during her indebtedness spell astatine the nine past season.

"She played an important relation successful what we achieved present past play and I cognize she shares our ambition to vie for more," she added.

Kelly has 53 England caps and has scored 8 goals for her country.

Kelly's intentions to permission Manchester City were good known passim January but it became an progressively toxic stand-off betwixt the England planetary and the club.

The London-born player, who joined City successful 2020, had posted connected Instagram that she wanted "to beryllium blessed again" and did not spot her aboriginal astatine City beyond the summer.

She besides feared for her spot successful the England squad aft being restricted to conscionable 1 Women's Super League commencement for City successful 2024-25.

Kelly's departure was not a creaseless one, with her claiming City were "dictating" who she could oregon could not join.

Eventually, she rejoined Arsenal, helping them to an outstanding triumph implicit Barcelona successful Lisbon.

In a farewell connection to Manchester City connected social media, external, Kelly said: "I privation to instrumentality this infinitesimal to admit the bully successful my clip astatine City.

"The unwavering enactment from the fans and the relationships formed with the girls and wider enactment staff. You've helped signifier maine to go the idiosyncratic I americium today, I'll beryllium everlastingly grateful those people.

"Memories created and lessons learned. All stories should person blessed endings, present it's clip to look to the future. Love to all."

Kelly made 109 appearances and scored 31 goals for City, winning the FA Cup successful 2019-20 and League Cup successful 2021-22.