City Women Permanently Sign Nikita Parris

Nikita Parris  who spent 2015 on loan at Manchester City from Everton has joined MCWFC permanently.

Parris scored 11 goals on loan last year.

Her thoughts on making the move:

"I'm really happy to have signed permanently," she told mcfc.co.uk. "I'm so glad because here at City, I feel I've got a place I can call home.

"I love the people here - obviously I already knew Toni [Duggan] and Jill [Scott] - but I've also made new friends and the staff are lovely.

"It was an easy decision for me. I wanted to stay in WSL 1 and I didn't want to go to any other club.

"Last season, City provided me with the opportunity to stay in the top division and I wanted to reward them with my full registration."

On last season:

"Last season was a bit up and down," she conceded. "We finished it disappointed because we didn't win any silverware but we qualified for the Champions League which is a big achievement for the Club and I'm glad to be staying so I can help them to push on.

Looking ahead to next season:

"We're going for all of the cups and every player is determined to win a trophy this season."

"It will be an exciting season for all of us," she declared.

"On a personal level, I want to score more goals and become a better team player.

"I'm really looking forward to working with the new signings we've made. I've welcomed them to the Club and as Jane is another forward, I can't wait for the competition.

"We're teammates at the end of the day and we've got the same goal - we want to win.

"I just want to build on what I did last season and I'm so happy to be staying."

Nick Cushing's Lady Blues will begin the new season in the Spring.