Putellas is leaving Barcelona Femení after 14 years in Spain. She agreed to a three-year deal with Michelle Kang’s U.K. club, the first team in the league to be independent of a men’s club.

London City Lionesses have announced the signing of Alexia Putellas at an event in New York

NWSL clubs, including Boston Legacy, sent serious offers to the Spanish midfielder, but in the end, she chose a team in England.