Official: Lauren James is Blue! 🔵🔵

Chelsea have completed the signing of Reece James' sister, Lauren James from Manchester United!

On signing for Chelsea, James said: ‘It’s a great feeling to come back home, to a great club, the club I started at the age of six.

‘To be able to play for the first team now and come back here to Emma and the rest of the group is a great feeling.

‘I’m excited to get started and I can’t wait to meet all the fans at Kingsmeadow when the new season kicks in.’

Chelsea manager Emma Hayes added: ‘Lauren is an exciting, young talent who we have admired for a while.

‘When the opportunity came up to sign her, we felt now was the right time to bring her back to the club.

‘We’re excited to see how she develops in the coming years and look forward to welcoming her to pre-season training.’

The Chelsea forward signed a 4-year contract and will wear the number 19 shirt for the Blues women.

Welcome to the winning team, Lauren 🤩