{"id":161258,"date":"2021-11-16T23:21:17","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T00:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=161258"},"modified":"2021-11-17T03:02:27","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T03:02:27","slug":"sam-kerr-makes-huge-call-on-her-playing-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=161258","title":{"rendered":"Sam Kerr makes huge call on her playing future"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australian<\/a> captain Sam Kerr<\/a> has committed her future to Chelsea, signing a contract extension until 2024.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old, who joined the Blues during the 2019-20 season, will now be with the club until the end of the 2023-24 season.<\/p>\n

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'It's really exciting. I'm really happy at the club. We've had good success, being at a club like Chelsea is an amazing opportunity," she said.<\/p>\n

"The time was just right, I feel really comfortable being here. I think the club gives me every opportunity to succeed as a player."<\/p>\n

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Kerr said she couldn't see her future anywhere else but Europe, and playing with the London giants.<\/p>\n

"The team speaks for itself, every day at training playing with world-class players; getting challenged every day and winning trophies at the same time.<\/p>\n

"I hadn't won much when I came here and after last season, I think it's just a no-brainer for me to stay."<\/p>\n

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Assistant manager Paul Green said the club was delighted to lock in the Ballon d'Or nominee.<\/p>\n

"We are absolutely delighted that Sam has extended her deal with the club. Sam is quite simply one of the world's best strikers and goalscorers," he said.<\/p>\n

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"We look to continue to build on our recent successes, and Sam will play a big role in achieving those targets in the future."<\/p>\n

Kerr has enjoyed a brilliant season so far, including last week's Champions League clash where she had a hand in four of Chelsea's seven goals<\/a>.<\/p>\n

She won last year's golden boot in the Women's Super League, scoring 21 times in 22 appearances.<\/p>\n

"I don't go out there to win golden boots, I just go out there to give everything I can to the team and help the team to succeed and win trophies," she said.<\/p>\n

"I'm not going to lie, it's nice when I do win them but that's not my main goal at the start of the year. It's a nice reward, but if I won golden boot after golden boot and no trophies, it wouldn't be that rewarding to me.<\/p>\n

"So that's why last season winning the golden boot and winning the league was really rewarding because finally it meant something."<\/p>\n

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