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The England winger Katie Robinson is poised to complete a daze move from Aston Villa to Bristol City, nan Guardian understands, arsenic nan Women’s Super League 2 nine make a important awesome of their ambition.
The 23-year-old, who made her England debut successful 2022, has – according to sources – completed a aesculapian to return to nan nine wherever she started her profession earlier establishing herself astatine Brighton. Robinson has 5 caps and was nan youngest personnel of England’s squad astatine nan 2023 World Cup, wherever they reached nan final. Bristol City person fought disconnected title for her signature.
Robinson has been pinch Villa since 2024 and spent nan first half of this play connected indebtedness astatine Everton, wherever she made 12 appearances earlier it was announced connected 2 January that she had returned to Villa. Bristol City identified her arsenic a privilege target, amid backing from their mostly owner, Mercury13.
The finance group, which besides owns nan Italian broadside Como Women, bought nan women’s limb of Bristol City from nan Bristol Sport group successful September and pledged to kickstart a “new era”. Their move for Robinson is believed to impact a transportation interest important for a WSL2 side.
City are understood to beryllium adjacent to further signings, having pulled disconnected different awesome coup successful August by acquiring nan erstwhile Wales skipper Sophie Ingle connected a free transfer. The Ashton Gate-based squad are 3rd successful WSL2, occupying nan playoff spot, 3 points disconnected an automatic promotion spot astatine nan halfway stage.
For this play only, 2 teams will spell up to nan WSL automatically and a 3rd look a playoff against nan squad that decorativeness bottommost of nan apical tier. Several WSL2 clubs are expected to walk notably during this model successful a push to situation for promotion.
There is 1 WSL2 relegation place, occupied by Ipswich, who are 5 points adrift of information and announced connected Tuesday that their long-serving head Joe Sheehan had near his role. The erstwhile Ipswich defender David Wright has been placed successful interim complaint for nan remainder of nan season. Ipswich are successful talks pinch Sheehan astir a caller domiciled processing young players.
Ipswich big top-of-the-table Charlton connected Sunday, arsenic WSL2 returns aft a wintertime break, while Bristol City recreation to Nottingham Forest.
