Khadija Shaw to leave Manchester City with Chelsea favourites to seal deal

• Jamaica striker decides to go when contract ends in June

• City could not match other offers to the 29-year-old

Khadija “Bunny” Shaw has decided to leave Manchester City this summer at the end of her contract, the Guardian understands, after extensive talks over a new deal concluded with her opting to pursue a new challenge.

The Jamaica striker, who is on course to win the Women’s Super League’s Golden Boot for a third consecutive season, was https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/12/khadija-shaw-extending-manchester-city-contract-chelsea-interest">close to agreeing a new deal in March and is understood to have told City she wanted to stay, but negotiations on the finer details hit a number of stumbling blocks, including the proposed length of the extension, and the WSL leaders are preparing for life without their star player.