Lea Schüller leaves Bayern Munich and signs for Manchester United until 2029

German forward Lea Schüller will leave Bayern Munich to become a new Manchester United player starting on January 1, as reported by both clubs on Monday, in an operation whose amount has not been revealed and with a contract until 2029.

Schüller, 28, had a link with the Bavarian team until the end of this season and will thus end a stage that began in 2020, in which she has played 180 official matches and scored 103 goals, contributing to the conquest of four Women’s Bundesliga titles and a German Cup.

In recent months, the attacker had not been a regular starter for either Bayern or the German national team, with whom she has accumulated 54 goals in 82 international appearances, a circumstance that has accompanied her decision to seek a new destination in the English league.

Manchester United, which currently occupies fourth position in the English championship, will incorporate a footballer with extensive international experience and experience in European competitions, with the aim of strengthening its project both domestically and continentally.

In a statement released by Bayern, Schüller acknowledged that this is a complicated step on a personal level. “It is particularly difficult to take this step and leave my home, my friends and my family,” said the German international.

For her part, in statements to Manchester United, the forward stressed her sporting ambition and her fit into the new team. “I still have many things I want to achieve in my career, and I know that Manchester United is the perfect club for it. I feel that the team’s style of football will really adapt to my game and I hope that my qualities and my experience can help us achieve our goals both in England and in the Champions League,” he concluded.