Nigeria worldwide Ashleigh Plumptre has actually signed for Saudi Arabian side Al Ittihad Ladies.
Both the club and the 25-year-old centre-back revealed the news on their social networks channels on Wednesday early morning.
Plumptre dipped into England U23 level however has actually because ended up being a senior Nigeria worldwide, with 15 caps and bet the Lionesses as they lost on charges in the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup this summertime.
She gets to Al Ittihad having actually left Leicester, her home town club, as a complimentary representative when her agreement ended on July 13.
” Grateful to have actually signed for Al-Ittihad,” she stated on X, previously called Twitter. “Thrilled to begin this journey together with some unbelievable people. My journey of entering more of myself continues … It’s more than football.”
Plumptre had actually invested 3 years with Leicester, throughout which she assisted the Foxes win promo to the Women’s Super League for the very first time in the 2020/21 season.
Plumptre played in the Women’s World Cup for Nigeria
Who has signed for Saudi Arabian clubs?
In the guys’s video game, the 2023 summertime transfer window saw prominent gamers such as Neymar, Karim Benzema, Roberto Firmino, Sadio Hair and Aymeric Laporte all relocate to clubs in Saudi Arabia for profitable deals.
With the Saudi transfer window now closed, Saudi Pro League clubs invested a massive ⤠784.2 m throughout the summertime, according to Transfermarkt information.
However 87 percent of that costs was sprinkled out by simply 4 clubs: Al Hilal, Al Ahli, Al Nassr and Al Ittihad. Those groups are the 4 Saudi Pro League clubs owned by the Public Mutual Fund – who likewise own Newcastle.
Undoubtedly, Al Hilal’s ⤠302.1 m net invest is more than any other club worldwide this summertime.