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The Guardian // Sport // Football

Everton’s Hayley Ladd: ‘The new owners were really impressive. It’s nice to hear that commitment’

Thursday 23rd January 2025, 8:00AM

The Wales international, one of five players to have joined the WSL club in this window, talks about leaving Manchester United and the EurosAfter five and a half years with Manchester United, moving clubs was never going to be pain-free for Hayley Ladd. But playing less than 10 minutes of Women’s Super League football for United this season, and knowing she needed a transfer to play more regularly before July’s European Championship, means the 31-year-old is now all smiles after her debut for Everton.Her fresh start on Merseyside coincides with a new era for the club after The Friedkin Group’s takeover and she says it was an easy decision. “The owners came in the other day and presented [to Everton’s women’s team],” Ladd says. “That was really impressive. It’s nice to hear that commitment from the owners and also build a relationship with them personally. Continue reading...

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