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Nikita Parris to leave Manchester City amid Lyon rumours

Nikita Parris during Reading Women and Manchester City Women at Adams Park on March 13, 2019 in High Wycombe, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)
Image: Nikita Parris is the all-time topscorer in the WSL with 47 goals

Nikita Parris has announced she is leaving Manchester City, but has not revealed where she is destined for.

Parris, who won the Football Writers' Association's Women's Footballer of the Year award last month, has been linked with a move to French side Lyon by newspaper reports.

The 25-year-old said on Twitter: "After five years the moment has come, to call time on my career as a Manchester City Women's player.

"I want to thank the fans for their support over the last five years. I've given this club everything and won every trophy domestically possible to win."

City have won both the Women's FA Cup - they beat West Ham last week in the final - and the Women's League Cup this season and finished runners-up to Arsenal in the Women's Super League (WSL).

Nikita Parris is congratulated by teammates Rachel Daley and Steph Houghton after scoring against the United States in the 2019 SheBelieves Cup
Image: Nikita Parris has been selected in Phil Neville's squad for the Women's World Cup this summer

Nick Cushing's side were beaten for the first time this campaign at Arsenal on Saturday in their final league game to narrowly miss out on being undefeated in all competitions.

Parris joined City in 2015, initially on loan, and helped them win the WSL title in 2016 and two WSL League Cups, in 2016 and 2019.

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She was second-highest WSL scorer this season with 19 goals and her career tally of 47 league goals places her at the top of the all-time WSL list.

Phil Neville has named her in England's squad for the World Cup in France this summer.

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