Charlton Athletic sign Leicester City defender Neville

Charlton Athletic sign Leicester City defender Neville Charlton Athletic have completed the signing of defender Ashleigh Neville on a permanent deal. WSL Full-Time were informed of the news via an official club press release from The Addicks this afternoon. The 33-year-old joins Charlton Athletic following a short spell with Leicester City. Neville joined The Foxes in January and made 13 appearances for the club in all competitions. She was unable to keep the East Midlands side in the Barclays Women’s Super League. Neville is best known for her eight-and-a-half-year spell at Tottenham Hotspur. She was a Barclays WSL2 promotion-winner and an Adobe Women’s FA Cup runner-up in her time in North London. Neville was so often one of Spurs’ top performers and she was unlucky not to receive an England call-up earlier in her career. After joining Charlton Athletic, Neville said “I’m really happy. It’s an exciting journey for myself and the club, so really happy to be here. “I think I know what Karen [Hills] is about and vice versa [from working together at Spurs]; she knows what I bring. I think I know how good this pre-season’s going to be and what Karen brings to the on and off of the pitch. I’m really looking forward to working with her again. “I’m hoping I can bring experience from the WSL and being within that league for a long time. “I’m hoping to bring things on and off the pitch with the way I play, and collectively working with the team off the pitch to bring the team together and see what we can do on the pitch.” Neville is Charlton Athletic’s sixth signing of the summer transfer window.