England trio could follow Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham abroad as stars find secret to success outside WSL and Premier League
For WSL fans, the news that Chloe Kelly, Mary Earps and Lauren Hemp could all be on their way to Europe at the end of the season is not at all welcome.
The trio would become the latest Lionesses to leave the English league for the draw of better crowds and better weather.
Certainly, Manchester City will do what they can to retain Kelly and Hemp — winning the WSL title this season would probably help their case — and Manchester United are desperate to keep Earps.
But even if they fail, then the WSL's loss could well be England's gain.
If the Three Lions are anything to go by, then having some of England's biggest stars shine across European leagues is no bad thing.
Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham are perhaps the best examples of this.
The England captain bid an emotional farewell to his boyhood club Tottenham in 2023 as he signed for Bayern Munich on a four-year contract.
But he has continued to be prolific in Germany, scoring 28 times in 27 appearances in all competitions.
He has already broken the record for the top-scoring Englishman in a single Bundesliga season and is on track to break the club record for most goals by one player in a season too.
Likewise, Bellingham looks like he has found the perfect place to nurture his career.
The 20-year-old has taken like a duck to water after signing for Real Madrid in 2023.
He has already scored 18 times in 28 appearances from a midfield role and also won the Supercopa with the club in January.
He too is breaking records: he became the first player to score in all four of his first Champions League appearances for Real Madrid.
Jordan Henderson and Fikayo Tomori are further proof.
The former is already become a popular addition to Ajax, after his brief spell in the Saudi Pro
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