{"id":615093,"date":"2022-07-20T09:35:10","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T13:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=615093"},"modified":"2022-07-20T09:35:10","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T13:35:10","slug":"manchester-united-women-sign-defender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/20\/manchester-united-women-sign-defender\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United Women Sign Brighton Defender"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United Women have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manutd.com\/en\/news\/detail\/maya-le-tissier-signs-for-man-utd-women-20-july-2022\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">confirmed<\/a> the signing of Maya Le Tissier from Brighton &amp; Hove Albion.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old defender has signed a three-year contract with the <em>Red Devils<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>United have reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/em_sandy\/status\/1549741560744509444\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">paid a fee to sign Le Tissier, who previously attracted interest from Chelsea and Manchester City<\/a>, from Brighton.<\/p>\n<h2>Brighton Defender Maya Le Tissier Joins Manchester United Women<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We know you&#8217;ve been waiting for this one \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>Join us in giving <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayaLeTissier?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MayaLeTissier<\/a> a big <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUWomen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MUWomen<\/a> welcome! \u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jeyHdVjNBf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/jeyHdVjNBf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Manchester United Women (@ManUtdWomen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManUtdWomen\/status\/1549740917845741568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 20, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>&#8216;Special&#8217; Move &#8211; Maya Le Tissier<\/h3>\n<p>Maya Le Tissier told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manutd.com\/en\/news\/detail\/maya-le-tissier-signs-for-man-utd-women-20-july-2022\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">manutd.com<\/a>: &#8220;It&#8217;s very special for me to come to a club like Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The ambition and values of the club suit me as a person and it&#8217;s a very exciting project here that I want to be a part of.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today is a very proud moment for me and I can&#8217;t wait to pull on the famous red shirt.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Marc Skinner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manutd.com\/en\/news\/detail\/maya-le-tissier-signs-for-man-utd-women-20-july-2022\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">added<\/a>: &#8220;The recruitment of Maya to Manchester United is a continued sign of this football club&#8217;s ambition.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Maya is a player that we have been monitoring for a while, and as expected she is developing into one of the brightest young players in the country.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We now look forward to starting pre-season and embedding Maya into our team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Le Tissier, born in Guernsey, has represented England at various youth levels and carries a considerable amount of potential.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Matchday vs France U23s. \ud83e\udd81 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SexLKXXDzm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/SexLKXXDzm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maya Le Tissier (@MayaLeTissier) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayaLeTissier\/status\/1495339442218967040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 20, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>She spent four years at Brighton, gathering interest from some of the Women&#8217;s Super League&#8217;s leading clubs as stated previously.<\/p>\n<p>The defender is United&#8217;s fourth signing of the summer after <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/04\/manchester-united-women-first-canadian-signing\/\" target=\"_self\">Adriana Leon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/12\/manchester-united-women-former-tottenham-striker\/\" target=\"_self\">Rachel Williams<\/a> and Grace Clinton.<\/p>\n<p>Club captain Katie Zelem recently signed a new two-year contract with the club.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/30\/manchester-united-women-announce-exit\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United Women Announce Republic of Ireland Defender&#8217;s Exit After Just Six Months<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Telegraph&#8217;s Tom Garry reports that United agreed to pay Le Tissier&#8217;s release clause, said to be in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2022\/07\/18\/manchester-united-trigger-release-clause-sign-maya-le-tissier\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">region of \u00a350,000-\u00a360,000<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester United Women are due to take part in the Women&#8217;s French Cup in Toulouse for pre-season ahead of starting the WSL campaign away at Tottenham Hotspur.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United Women have confirmed the signing of Maya Le Tissier from Brighton &amp; Hove Albion. The 20-year-old defender has signed a three-year contract with the Red Devils. United have reportedly paid a fee to sign Le Tissier, who previously attracted interest from Chelsea and Manchester City, from Brighton. 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