Everton’s Hayley Ladd: ‘The new owners were really impressive. It’s nice to hear that commitment’

The Wales international, one of five players to have joined the WSL club in this window, talks about leaving Manchester United and the Euros

After five and a half years with Manchester United, moving clubs was never going to be pain-free for Hayley Ladd but, in her words, sometimes you just “have to rip off the bandage” and go for it.

After playing fewer than 10 minutes of Women’s Super League football for United this season, and knowing she needed a transfer to get on the pitch more regularly before July’s European Championship, the 31-year-old is now all smiles after her debut for Everton. Her fresh start on Merseyside coincides with a new era for the club after The Friedkin Group’s takeover and she says it was an easy decision to choose Brian Sørensen’s side.

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