Man Utd Women defender Lucy Newell joins Birmingham on loan for 2025/26 season
The move to the Midlands will see Lucy reunite with her former England Under-19s head coach Amy Merricks, who is now in charge of the Blues.
Merricks guided Birmingham to a second-place finish in WSL2 last season – then known as the Women’s Championship – with her side only narrowly missing out on promotion to the WSL on the final day.
City had the best defence in the division during the campaign, conceding just 15 times in 20 matches, and now harbour ambitions of securing a return to the top tier for the first time since 2022 over the course of the forthcoming season.
