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  • 24/06/2025
Chloe Kelly is keeping her focus firmly on England and their bid to retain the European Championship as talks continue over a potential permanent move to Arsenal.
Also included in the England squad is Lauren James, who returns from a hamstring injury. The 23-year-old missed Chelsea’s final seven games of the season and England’s recent Nations League matches, but was pictured back in full training this week.

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00:00Chloe Kelly is keeping her focus firmly on England and their bid to retain the European Championships
00:07as talks continue over a potential permanent move to Arsenal.
00:12The 27-year-old winger is set to become a free agent at the end of the month
00:16when her contract with Manchester City expires.
00:20Kelly spent the second half of last season on loan at Arsenal,
00:24playing a vital role in their Champions League winning triumph.
00:28Talks are ongoing between Arsenal and her representatives,
00:31but Kelly insists her attention is fixed on Euro 2025.
00:36To be honest, I'm just allowing my representatives to do the work behind the scenes, she said.
00:41My focus is solely on England.
00:43Arsenal took me from a dark place and gave me an opportunity.
00:47We achieved incredible things together, so let's see what happens.
00:51Kelly made 13 appearances for the Gunners, scoring twice and providing six assists.
00:57Her strong form helped secure her place in Serena Weigmann's squad for the tournament in Switzerland.
01:04It was incredible to win the Champions League and it's made us excited for the Euros.
01:10I feel like I've grown so much under Rene Slagers.
01:13She gave me belief and confidence and I'll always be grateful.
01:16And I hope there's competition going on in the team and I think that we're going with this 23 to the Euros now
01:25and I feel very comfortable with this team.
01:27I'm very happy with the team and I'm very excited and I'm looking forward to it.
01:32And for me, it doesn't feel as a crisis at all.
01:35Also included in the England squad is Lauren James, who returns from a hamstring injury.
01:41The 23-year-old missed Chelsea's final seven games of the season and England's recent Nations League matches,
01:48but was pictured back in full training this week.
01:52James said,
01:52With their final warm-up fixture against Jamaica on the 29th of June,
02:05the Lionesses are entering the final stretch of preparation,
02:08ready to defend their title and make another statement on the European stage.

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