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Man City crown a new club legend as Jill Scott exit confirmed
18.05.2022 - 15:17 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester City will honour midfielder Jill Scott, who is leaving the club after eight-and-a-half years, as key figures at the Etihad crowned her a club legend.
Scott, 35, will depart City Women this summer at the end of her contract, and the club have announced plans to honour her service next season at a game that will see fans show their appreciation for the no.8.
Since joining in 2013, England international Scott has made 194 appearances for City, helping the Women's team to eight major trophies including three Women's FA Cups and one Women's Super League title. She spent the second half of the 2021/22 season on loan at Aston Villa, following on from a spell at Everton the season before.
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Scott's contribution at City stretched far beyond the Academy Stadium pitch - and even as far as her local coffee shop - with club Chief Football Operations Manager Omar Berrada paying tribute to the midfielder.
“It has been an absolute pleasure to have had Jill, a player who has done so much for the women’s game as a whole, here at Manchester City for the past eight seasons," he said.
“She has played a hugely influential part in our women’s team’s various successes during that time, but has also endeared herself to everybody at the club as well – she is one of football's finest characters and we’re incredibly proud to have had her represent us for such a length of time.
"Jill has firmly written her name into our history books for what she has achieved and on behalf of everybody here, we’d like to wish her all the best in the future, wherever her next step in the game may take her.”
Scott said: “In a way, I never thought I'd be here saying
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