Manchester City have confirmed that Caroline Weir will depart the membership in the summertime following the conclusion of her contract.
The Scotland worldwide has been ever current for City since becoming a member of the membership from Liverpool in 2018, blossoming into one of many most interesting midfielders within the WSL and one of the vital technically gifted gamers in Europe, famend for her fabulous toes and spectacular solo targets.
City confirmed that goalkeeper Karima Benameur Taieb may also go away the membership in the summertime, bringing an finish to her three-year spell on the membership.
Weir made 124 appearances in all competitions for City and netted 38 targets – together with a trio of beautiful solo efforts to win three separate Manchester derbies. She has been closely linked with a transfer to Real Madrid, and has spoken beforehand of her childhood ambitions to play for the Spanish giants, having grown up idolising Zinedine Zidane.
“I always dreamed of being a professional footballer,” Weir informed The Players Podcast in April 2021. “And I’m not quite sure exactly where that came from because that wasn’t really a thing when I was growing up — professional female footballers. I think I probably just thought that I was gonna play with the guys and I would play for Real Madrid one day with all my favourite players.”
The two-time Puskas Award nominee is the most recent City first group common to depart the membership, following Georgia Stanway’s transfer to Bayern Munich.
Benameur in the meantime joined City from Paris FC in 2019, and went on the make 24 appearances throughout her three years on the membership.
A press release launched on the Manchester City web site reads: “Everybody at Manchester City would like to thank Caroline and Karima for their contributions during their respective spells with the club and wish them the best for the future.”