US star Alex Morgan targets WSL glory with Tottenham
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Two-time World Cup winner Alex Morgan has described her whirlwind move to Women’s Super League (WSL) club Tottenham as a “perfect opportunity”.
Spurs announced earlier this month that they had reached an agreement to sign the 31-year-old US star.
The forward is among five US internationals to have moved to the WSL since the end of last season, along with Sam Mewis and Rose Lavelle (Manchester City) and Tobin Heath and Christen Press (Manchester United).
Morgan, who gave birth to a daughter in May, has been with Orlando Pride, but has not played a competitive match for a year.
She said things had moved “really fast”.
“I was spending time in Orlando with my team in the NWSL (National Women’s Soccer League) and it just hit me that I needed consistent games, consistent training for an entire season,” she told Spurs TV.
“Tottenham is obviously a huge club that was on my radar and within, I think, less than 48 hours, we were able to get the deal signed and completed and within 48 hours after that I am pretty sure I landed here.”
Morgan, who has scored 107 goals in 169 international appearances for the United States, said it was “incredible” to be part of the rich history of Spurs.
“I’ve just heard so many great things about the WSL and obviously there have been e huge signings in recent years, and some of my teammates from the US national team have come over,” she said.