Khadija Shaw signs new four-year deal to stay at Manchester City
Khadija Shaw went from likely free-agent exit to a four-year extension, after Manchester City matched and bettered Chelsea’s money and kept their record scorer until 2030.
Khadija Shaw’s future flipped in a matter of days. The Manchester City striker signed a new four-year contract that will keep her at the club until 2030, shutting down speculation that she could leave on a free transfer when her previous deal was due to expire on 1 June 2026.
The announcement came on stage at City’s end-of-season celebration at Co-op Live, moments after Shaw collected the Etihad Player of the Season trophy. The 29-year-old Jamaica international, who joined City in the summer of 2021, said she was “still hungry” and that there was “no place” she would rather be. The new deal would take her to nine seasons with Manchester City.
The reversal speaks to how aggressively the biggest clubs are now fighting for elite talent in the women’s game. For weeks, Shaw had been linked with Chelsea, with reports suggesting a package worth more than £1m a year and possibly over £1.2m per season. City moved to match and reportedly better that offer, a signal that the champions were unwilling to let a player of Shaw’s stature walk away just as the market for top women’s players keeps climbing.
Shaw is not just another senior name in the squad. She is Manchester City’s record goalscorer and became the first player in the club’s professional era to reach 100 goals in December 2025. She finished the 2025/26 Women’s Super League season with 21 goals in 22 games, won the Golden Boot for a third straight year, and became the first player in WSL history to score more than 20 league goals in three different campaigns. She also reached 100 goal involvements in the competition.
Therese Sjogran, City’s director of football, called the deal a major statement and said Shaw’s stats and awards speak for themselves. The contract also underlined City’s broader priorities after winning their first WSL title in a decade: keeping title-winning talent together, returning to UEFA Champions League football next season, and chasing more silverware, with the FA Cup final against Brighton at Wembley still ahead when the agreement was announced. For Manchester City, retaining Shaw was about more than one contract. It was a declaration of power.
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