BBC SPOTY winner Mary Earps tipped for shock Man Utd free transfer exit just six months after world record bid rejected
MARY EARPS has been tipped to leave Manchester United for Arsenal.
That’s the view of Earps’ ex-Lioness team-mate Jill Scott, who was part of England’s Euro-winning triumph in 2022.
United No1 goalkeeper Earps, who won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year, was the subject of a world-record bid from the Gunners last year.
Former England star Scott: “I do think she might go to Arsenal.
“Transfers happen on performances and then the Arsenal manager will put in a bit of interest. There will be a lot of asking the girls at England, ‘What’s she like?’
“But with players like Mary, a lot of it is out there anyway with her personality.”
Earps’ current United deal runs out in the summer and Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid and Barcelona are all circling on the potential free transfer.
The 30-year-old, who also picked up an MBE in the New Years Honours List for services to football, does not look likely to sign a new deal with the Red Devils.
Ex-Manchester City midfielder Scott, who won 161 England caps, told The Overlap: “It’s down to contracts. It happened to us at City.
“We reformed the team in 2014 with a three-year plan of trying to win the Treble. We did it.
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“After those three years I remember thinking, ‘We need to keep pushing because when you are successful that’s when teams will come after you.’
“We took our foot off the gas. We had the best manager but we weren’t signing the players because we didn’t have the budget to offer players’ contracts.
“Money is a big thing. If someone is offering double at another club then they will probably go.”
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