Manchester City sign Netherlands international Jill Roord from VfL Wolfsburg on three-year deal

Manchester City have announced the signing of Netherlands international Jill Roord from VfL Wolfsburg. The midfielder has signed a three-year contract at the club and returns to the Women’s Super League, ending her two-year spell in Germany’s Frauen Bundesliga.

Ad Roord spent two years at rival WSL club Arsenal between 2019 and 2021, where she helped the Gunners to the final of the Continental Tyres League Cup and back-to-back top three finishes. Women's Champions LeagueHarder scores dramatic late equaliser against former club as Chelsea snatch draw against Wolfsburg06/10/2021 AT 21:38 She reached the Women's Champions League final with Wolfsburg, which they narrowly lost 3-1 after defeating Arsenal in the semi-final.

“I really like the way that they play, and I feel that it suits me perfectly.,” the 26-year-old told the club’s website. “There’s a lot of quality in the team, and it’s a young side with plenty of potential which is very important to me.

“I’ve always thought that the Women’s Super League is very competitive, so playing in England again is like a dream – I feel like I have developed a lot as a player during my time in Germany. “In my conversations with Gareth [Taylor], I heard everything that I wanted to hear – we think the same way about football which is important, and where he sees me in the team was ideal – it is the perfect fit.

“If you play for City, you compete for everything you are involved in and that is what we will be aiming to do – with the quality we have here, anything is possible so I hope that we will be very successful together.” Roord has represented the Netherlands 86 times and helped her country to UEFA Women’s European Championships success in 2017 under Sarina Wiegman. She was also