England's Mace Joins Everton In Club-record Move

Everton person signed England midfielder Ruby Mace from Leicester City for a club-record fee.

The Toffees would not disclose nan size of nan woody but it is believed to beryllium considerably much than nan £100,000 bid they had turned down earlier this summertime by Leicester.

Mace, who has signed a three-year deal, made 12 appearances for Leicester aft joining them connected a imperishable ground from Manchester City successful 2024 and had a twelvemonth remaining connected her contract.

The 21-year-old had a successful indebtedness spell astatine Leicester from City nan play earlier and is regarded arsenic 1 of England's astir promising young talents.

"It hasn't really sunk successful yet. It each happened truthful quickly but I'm really happy to beryllium here," Mace told BBC Sport.

"When I said to [Everton manager] Brian Sorensen, it was astir nan style of play and nan ambition of nan club.

"Also, conscionable being capable to showcase what I tin do successful a squad that, feels to me, for illustration it could beryllium a level up. That's what I request successful this constituent successful my profession to push forward."

Mace made her England elder debut successful December 2024, starting successful a 1-0 friends triumph complete Switzerland.

She missed retired connected action for England's victorious Euro 2025 campaign, but is aiming to break into Sarina Wiegman's squad connected a accordant ground pinch regular crippled clip astatine Everton.

"I want to make my crippled better. I still person truthful overmuch to activity connected but to beryllium fixed nan opportunity to travel present and activity pinch astonishing players, hopefully that tin elevate me," added Mace.

"My main attraction is connected nine shot now but if that [England] comes too, I'd beryllium really grateful. It's thing I want to happen. I person to activity difficult and really gain my spot location because it is not easy."

Mace is nan latest summation during a engaged summertime for Everton successful which they person shown ambition nether caller owners The Friedkin Group.

She says nan nine want to beryllium themselves - and location is nary amended juncture than a Merseyside derby astatine Anfield successful Sunday's play opener to do that.

"If nan full nine backs you, you will do well. It's really bully to person nan backing of everyone astatine nan club," said Mace.

"Obviously we want to get arsenic precocious up nan array arsenic possible. If you group your mind to that I don't spot immoderate logic why that can't happen.

"It's insane. The first game, against Liverpool astatine Anfield, is simply a large one. It conscionable shows what nan crippled is astir playing successful large stadiums for illustration that."