Leicester City Women have completed the permanent signing of Poppy Pritchard from Manchester City.
The 20-year-old centre-forward has agreed a three-year contract at King Power Stadium and join following a loan spell with Celtic.
Speaking to LCFC.com, Pritchard said: “I am super excited to sign for the club. The club has high aspirations, and I want to be part of a team that wants to win games and do well for the supporters.”
A product of the Durham academy, Poppy broke into the Wildcats senior team aged 17 and would make 21 appearances in WSL2 before earning a move to Manchester City January 2024.
Developmental loan spells with Crystal Palace and Newcastle United followed before she returned to Durham for the first half of the 2025/26 season; making 15 appearances in five months.
The England youth international now makes the move to Leicestershire off the back of 14 additional appearances across the second half of 2025/26 with Celtic in the SWPL.
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