Australian captain Sam Kerr has committed her future to Chelsea, signing a contract extension until 2024.
The 28-year-old, who joined the Blues during the 2019-20 season, will now be with the club until the end of the 2023-24 season.
‘It’s really exciting. I’m really happy at the club. We’ve had good success, being at a club like Chelsea is an amazing opportunity,” she said.
“The time was just right, I feel really comfortable being here. I think the club gives me every opportunity to succeed as a player.”
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Kerr said she couldn’t see her future anywhere else but Europe, and playing with the London giants.
“The team speaks for itself, every day at training playing with world-class players; getting challenged every day and winning trophies at the same time.
“I hadn’t won much when I came here and after last season, I think it’s just a no-brainer for me to stay.”
Assistant manager Paul Green said the club was delighted to lock in the Ballon d’Or nominee.
“We are absolutely delighted that Sam has extended her deal with the club. Sam is quite simply one of the world’s best strikers and goalscorers,” he said.
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“We look to continue to build on our recent successes, and Sam will play a big role in achieving those targets in the future.”
Kerr has enjoyed a brilliant season so far, including last week’s Champions League clash where she had a hand in four of Chelsea’s seven goals.
She won last year’s golden boot in the Women’s Super League, scoring 21 times in 22 appearances.
“I don’t go out there to win golden boots, I just go out there to give everything I can to the team and help the team to succeed and win trophies,” she said.
“I’m not going to lie, it’s nice when I do win them but that’s not my main goal at the start of the year. It’s a nice reward, but if I won golden boot after golden boot and no trophies, it wouldn’t be that rewarding to me.
“So that’s why last season winning the golden boot and winning the league was really rewarding because finally it meant something.”