Liverpool has completed the signing of Northern Irish forward Rachel Furness from Reading.
Furness spent the last four months on loan to Tottenham Hotspur where she featured nine times for the newly-promoted side in the WSL, netting once. Her recall by Reading was followed by a swift exit as the attacker now heads to Merseyside in a bid to help to struggle Liverpool.
Liverpool currently sits in 11th in the table and could find themselves in a four-way relegation battle in the second half of the season with the likes of Bristol, Brighton and Birmingham. Reinforcements are necessary and the signing of Furness shows intent from Jepson in a bid to make her side more clinical in front of goal.
"I'm really excited to have signed for Liverpool, it's such a massive club and I can't wait to get going," said Furness.
“There’s such a talented squad here. The league position at the moment isn’t what they’d like but I can see the talent in the squad and I’m hoping to add to that and help the Reds move up the table."
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Reds' manager Vicky Jepson reveals they've had their eye on Furness for a while, keen to call on her leadership skills as they venture into a difficult second half of the season.
“The second half of this season is going to be a very important one for us and her experience and leadership qualities in the middle of the park will be valuable assets.” she expressed.
With six goals and three assists in her WSL career so far, Liverpool will be looking to her experience on a domestic level as well as an international level where she has 17 goals in 60 caps for Northern Ireland.