Alexia Putellas: Ballon d'Or-winning midfielder to leave Barcelona as London City Lionesses hold 'positive talks'

Barcelona have confirmed captain Alexia Putellas is leaving the club amid strong interest from London City Lionesses this summer.

London City have held positive talks with Putellas for months and have offered a contract greater than Barcelona.

There is, however, interest from the NWSL and options are still being evaluated. A change in the salary cap rules earlier this year means she could earn around $1m (£740,000) per season in the States.

The midfielder is regarded as one of the best players in the world, and has won the Ballon d'Or twice in 2021 and 2022. She is also tipped to win it for a third time this year and would be her first since overcoming an ACL injury in 2022.