{"id":580005,"date":"2021-01-22T06:51:03","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T11:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=580005"},"modified":"2021-01-22T06:51:03","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T11:51:03","slug":"manchester-united-women-sign-chelsea-defender-maria-thorisdottir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/01\/22\/manchester-united-women-sign-chelsea-defender-maria-thorisdottir\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United Women Sign Chelsea Defender Maria Thorisdottir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/09\/30\/womens-football-in-england-more-competitive-than-ever\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United Women<\/a> have completed the signing of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/11\/17\/chelsea-left-it-late\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea<\/a> defender <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/8ee86892\/Maria-Thorisdottir?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maria Thorisdottir<\/a> on a two-and-a-half-year contract.<\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea Defender Departs for Title Rivals<\/h2>\n<h3>Maria Thorisdottir Links up With Manchester United Women<\/h3>\n<p>Thorisdottir, 27, links up with <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/5f2d47ff\/Casey-Stoney?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Casey Stoney<\/a>&#8216;s side until the end of the 2022-23 season, with the option to extend her deal for a further 12 months.<\/p>\n<p>The Norway international has made 46 appearances for her country and is looking forward to her new challenge with United.<\/p>\n<p>She said: &#8220;I&#8217;m proud to be joining Manchester United; growing up the club was always big in Norway, so for me to now be a part of the women&#8217;s side is really exciting.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been impressed with the way the team have developed in a short space of time and have heard so many good things about Casey too, so I can&#8217;t wait to start working with her and the rest of the staff.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m also really looking forward to getting to know my new team-mates, this group is young and ambitious and to be part of that is great; the future is really bright for this team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Thorisdottir made 22 appearances for Chelsea, scoring once, before her move to Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>Stoney added: &#8220;I&#8217;m so pleased to welcome Maria to the club. 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