West Ham United Women loan out new signing Katelin Talbert | OneFootball

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West Ham United have signed Katelin Talbert from Portuguese champions Benfica and loaned her out to Djurgårdens for the forthcoming season.

The 24-year-old American goalkeeper told whufc.com: “I’m very happy to sign with this amazing club and everyone has made me feel very welcome since the moment I arrived.

“I’m excited by the opportunity to work hard in Sweden and then be ready to return back to east London next season.

“Playing in the WSL has always been a dream of mine, given it’s a league with such high quality, so I am grateful for this challenge. I couldn’t be more ready to take it on!”

General Manager Aidan Boxall said: “We’re really pleased to have brought Katelin to the club. She is somebody that we’ve worked with before and have been tracking her progress for a little while now.

“Katelin is heading out to Sweden, where she will accumulate the necessary points to meet the Governing Body Endorsements [GBE] for international player visas, whilst also playing top-flight football at a great club in Sweden.

“Katelin is somebody that we feel will add a lot of depth to our squad and are looking forward to working with her when she returns next summer.”

Helen Ward appointed Watford Women’s General Manager