London City Lionesses have announced the signing of former England goalkeeper Mary Earps.
The 33-year-old will officially join on a two-year contract on July 1 when her contract with Paris Saint-Germain expires.
Earps returns to the WSL two years after leaving Manchester United. During her five seasons at United, she made 102 appearances and kept 45 clean sheets.
She retired from a glittering international career last summer in a shock announcement just five weeks out from the European Championships after losing her place as starting goalkeeper to Hannah Hampton.
The Earps played a crucial role in England’s Euro 2022 success and in their path to the World Cup final a year later.
“I’m excited to join this club and I’m really looking forward to it,” Earps said.
“I feel the club is aligned with what I stand for. I can’t wait to get going and get going.”
London City appear determined to make a number of statement signings this summer and have one great interest in Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas.
Earps: I have so much more to give – that’s why I chose London City
In a statement confirming her arrival, Earps explained her reasoning for joining London City, who were promoted to the WSL for the first time last season and finished sixth.
Earps continued: “The values ​​of the club represent what I want to represent and they are passionate about what I want to achieve and change the game in a positive way. All the conversations have been really positive and every time I spoke to the club I wanted to hear more.
“The vision and ambition, including the new training facility, is incredible and I’m looking forward to seeing it develop. It shows what our owner, Michele (Kang), and everyone at the club want to do in terms of really going after it.
“It’s about putting a marker down and saying that we will be competitive in a short time.
“I’m looking forward to working with Elene (Lete) and the goalkeeping unit. Elene made some great saves and tackles last season. Hopefully we can bounce off each other and work hard and enjoy it.
“My message to the fans is that I’m really excited to get going and make some memories together. I can’t wait to play in front of you all.
“I’m looking forward to getting to know the players, the style of play and the culture of the club and trying to give everything I can to help the club achieve its collective goals and be as successful as possible.
“I feel I still have so much left to give to the game and that’s exactly why I chose London City.
“It won’t be easy, the WSL is extremely competitive. The team had a brilliant 2025/26 season finishing mid-table in their first season, now it’s about climbing the table and working towards finishing as high as possible.”
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Sky Sports’ Laura Hunter:
Another coup for London City. The big name signings continue to rise – and probably won’t stop at Mary Earps either. Ambitions even go as far as trying to land former Barcelona captain Alexia Putellas on a free this summer. That would really be the GET of signatures.
It’s a star-studded cast for a team that has only been in the English top flight for one season, propped up by the riches of free-spending owner Michele Kang.
One may question how all these superstars are going to gel under one roof. There are plenty of modern examples of that formula flopping, albeit most obviously in the men’s game. I think of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe at PSG – the mood was completely off.
Nevertheless, there is no doubt that Earps is a great signing for London City and one that improves them significantly.
Eder Maestre’s team scored 35 goals last season, above the league average (32). They need to address that if the plan is to try to break up the division’s traditional top four.