{"id":1944822,"date":"2026-05-20T06:50:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T03:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1944822"},"modified":"2026-05-20T06:50:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T03:50:51","slug":"khadija-bunny-shaw-is-man-city-star-the-best-striker-in-wsl-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1944822","title":{"rendered":"Khadija &#8216;Bunny&#8217; Shaw: Is Man City star the best striker in WSL history?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/branded_sport\/1200\/cpsprodpb\/7c72\/live\/588cb150-535f-11f1-9088-a9f123f6c6d1.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"ssrcss-1k0hlxf-ArticleWrapper e1nh2i2l0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-15twdc6-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<div data-block=\"headline\" class=\"ssrcss-l7emlr-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-18pjzom-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<header data-testid=\"headline\">\n<h1 id=\"main-heading\" class=\"ssrcss-8zqj65-Heading e10rt3ze0\"><span role=\"text\">After firing Man City to title &#8211; is Shaw best striker in WSL history?<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"image\" class=\"ssrcss-l7emlr-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-oyhass-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"ssrcss-1uy5kw5-FullWidthWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-hc6arm-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pflr6j-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/7c72\/live\/588cb150-535f-11f1-9088-a9f123f6c6d1.jpg.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/7c72\/live\/588cb150-535f-11f1-9088-a9f123f6c6d1.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/7c72\/live\/588cb150-535f-11f1-9088-a9f123f6c6d1.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/7c72\/live\/588cb150-535f-11f1-9088-a9f123f6c6d1.jpg.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/7c72\/live\/588cb150-535f-11f1-9088-a9f123f6c6d1.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/976\/cpsprodpb\/7c72\/live\/588cb150-535f-11f1-9088-a9f123f6c6d1.jpg.webp 976w\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/span><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-tzgxt7-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20\"><span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">Image source, <\/span>Getty Images<\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"ssrcss-3uli8u-StyledFigureCaption ehbdhz00\"><span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">Image caption, <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-15twdc6-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Khadija Shaw joined Manchester City from French side Bordeaux in 2021<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"byline\" class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-oyhass-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"single-byline\" class=\"ssrcss-sevsa1-ContributorContainer ee66fvo3\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-dt4z-ContributorInfo ee66fvo0\"><span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">By<\/span><span class=\"ssrcss-nsjd43-TextContributorName epw3ir01\">Alex Brotherton<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-dqo7s5-ContributorDetails ee66fvo2\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1m5444d-Text ee66fvo4\">BBC Sport journalist<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"metadata\" class=\"ssrcss-l7emlr-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-oyhass-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"metadata\">\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-9tw7r1-MetadataStripContainer eh44mf03\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-10q9h22-GroupChildrenForWrapping eh44mf02\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"ssrcss-sf7vdp-MetadataStripItem eh44mf01\">\n<div class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">Published<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-m5j4pi-MetadataContent eh44mf00\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet e4wm5bw3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-61mhsj-MetadataText e4wm5bw1\"><time data-testid=\"timestamp\" datetime=\"2026-05-20T06:50:51.071Z\">1 hour ago<\/time><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-oyhass-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"rich-text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-nqezkk-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">While Manchester City&#8217;s Women&#8217;s Super League title triumph was clearly a team effort, it&#8217;s unlikely it would have been possible without Khadija Shaw.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Jamaica striker scored 21 goals in 22 games as City secured the title for the first time in a decade, and could still help them clinch a double when they meet Brighton in the Women&#8217;s FA Cup final at Wembley later this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">With a third successive WSL Golden Boot in the bag and the WSL goals record on the horizon, Shaw has to be considered one of the division&#8217;s greatest ever strikers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">But how does the 29-year-old compare to other WSL goalscoring greats? BBC Sport crunches the numbers. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"subheadline\" class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-18pjzom-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"subheadline\">\n<h2 id=\"Recordbreaking-season-for-Shaw\" class=\"ssrcss-1sc9t00-Heading e10rt3ze0\"><span role=\"text\">Record-breaking season for Shaw<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-oyhass-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"rich-text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-nqezkk-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Firing City to a first WSL title in a decade is the tip of the iceberg where Shaw&#8217;s achievements this season are concerned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Two strikes in a 4-1 final day win against West Ham ensured she became the first player in WSL history to score 20 or more goals in three different campaigns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Her double against the Hammers took her to 100 goal contributions in the WSL &#8211; 82 goals and 18 assists &#8211; in 93 appearances, the second quickest a player has reached that milestone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A record-breaking third WSL Golden Boot &#8211; her third in a row, no less &#8211; was practically assured months ago, while a 13-minute hat-trick against Tottenham in March took her treble tally to six, more than any other player in WSL history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A four-goal masterclass against Aston Villa in December saw the Jamaican become the first player to reach a century of goals for City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Shaw took her total of headed goals in the WSL to 31, the most of any player in WSL history and four more than closest challenger Bethany England.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">After being named the Football Writers&#8217; Association women&#8217;s footballer of the year for a record-equalling second time last week, on Monday Shaw became the first player to win the WSL&#8217;s player of the season prize more than once. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">City&#8217;s player of the season is favourite to win the PFA player of the year award for a second time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Shaw wasn&#8217;t quite able to topple the single season goals record of 22, set by current City team-mate Vivianne Miedema at Arsenal in 2018-19 and equalled by Aston Villa&#8217;s Rachel Daly in 2023-24.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"links\" class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-oyhass-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1gccci3-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-94r6ik-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<li class=\"ssrcss-qzx51b-LinkItem e3eyuya1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1gccci3-Stack e1y4nx260\"><span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0s6gx-LinkHeadline e3eyuya4\"><span aria-hidden=\"false\">Man City&#8217;s Shaw wins WSL player of the season<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-9tw7r1-MetadataStripContainer eh44mf03\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-10q9h22-GroupChildrenForWrapping eh44mf02\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"ssrcss-sf7vdp-MetadataStripItem eh44mf01\">\n<div class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">Published<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-m5j4pi-MetadataContent eh44mf00\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet e4wm5bw3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-61mhsj-MetadataText e4wm5bw1\">1 day ago<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"links\" class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-oyhass-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1gccci3-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-94r6ik-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<li class=\"ssrcss-qzx51b-LinkItem e3eyuya1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1gccci3-Stack e1y4nx260\"><span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0s6gx-LinkHeadline e3eyuya4\"><span aria-hidden=\"false\">&#8216;They always deliver&#8217; &#8211; Man City savour &#8216;magical&#8217; title<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-9tw7r1-MetadataStripContainer eh44mf03\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-10q9h22-GroupChildrenForWrapping eh44mf02\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"ssrcss-sf7vdp-MetadataStripItem eh44mf01\">\n<div class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">Published<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-m5j4pi-MetadataContent eh44mf00\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet e4wm5bw3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-61mhsj-MetadataText e4wm5bw1\">3 days ago<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"subheadline\" class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-18pjzom-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"subheadline\">\n<h2 id=\"How-does-Shaw-rank-among-the-best\" class=\"ssrcss-1sc9t00-Heading e10rt3ze0\"><span role=\"text\">How does Shaw rank among the best?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-oyhass-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"rich-text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-nqezkk-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Some of the best attackers in the world have made the WSL their home, so Shaw is certainly no shoo-in as the best.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">City team-mate Miedema holds a host of records to go with the single-season goals tally.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The former Arsenal striker is the WSL&#8217;s all-time leading scorer with 97, with Bethany England (89) second in the rankings and Shaw third (83).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The former Arsenal striker holds the record for the most goals scored in a single match (six), the most goal involvements in a single game (10), the most assists in a single match (four), and the most hat-tricks in one season (three).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Australia&#8217;s Sam Kerr, who will leave Chelsea this summer after six years in west London, is up there too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Kerr&#8217;s 65 WSL goals helped Chelsea win five consecutive titles between 2019 and 2024, while earlier this season she became the club&#8217;s all-time top scorer in the WSL.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">No player in WSL history has a better non-penalty shot conversion rate than Kerr (21.5%), having scored 65 goals from 303 non-penalty shots, while Shaw ranks joint-fourth with 19.7%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Arsenal and England striker Alessia Russo is in the mix too, though her tendency to drop deep and help build attacks means she is less of an out-and-out number nine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">That said, only Shaw (83) has scored more goals since the start of the 2021-22 season than Russo (56), while the 27-year-old is arguably the most tactically and positionally versatile striker in the division.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Shaw leads when it comes to the best goals per 90 minutes ratio in WSL history (1.08) and non-penalty goals per 90 minutes (1.04). No other player is above the one goal per game threshold.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Shaw needs 15 more goals to become the WSL&#8217;s all-time outright leading scorer, though Miedema could still add to her tally.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The stats suggest Shaw is on course to overtake her team-mate &#8211; Shaw scored 80 goals in her first 90 WSL games, six more than Miedema, whereas the Dutchwoman reached 80 WSL goals in 106 appearances.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"image\" class=\"ssrcss-l7emlr-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-oyhass-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"ssrcss-1uy5kw5-FullWidthWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-hc6arm-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-5opouk-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/988b\/live\/abf7b2c0-52a3-11f1-8b8c-6d33e1d5abb6.png.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/988b\/live\/abf7b2c0-52a3-11f1-8b8c-6d33e1d5abb6.png.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/988b\/live\/abf7b2c0-52a3-11f1-8b8c-6d33e1d5abb6.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/988b\/live\/abf7b2c0-52a3-11f1-8b8c-6d33e1d5abb6.png.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/988b\/live\/abf7b2c0-52a3-11f1-8b8c-6d33e1d5abb6.png.webp 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/976\/cpsprodpb\/988b\/live\/abf7b2c0-52a3-11f1-8b8c-6d33e1d5abb6.png.webp 976w\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/span><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-tzgxt7-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20\"><span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">Image source, <\/span>Getty Images<\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"ssrcss-3uli8u-StyledFigureCaption ehbdhz00\"><span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">Image caption, <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-15twdc6-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Shaw scored 21 goals in 22 WSL appearances this season<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"subheadline\" class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-18pjzom-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"subheadline\">\n<h2 id=\"Could-Shaw-win-the-Ballon-dOr\" class=\"ssrcss-1sc9t00-Heading e10rt3ze0\"><span role=\"text\">Could Shaw win the Ballon d&#8217;Or?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-oyhass-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"rich-text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-nqezkk-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Could 2026 be the year that Shaw finally has a proper crack at, or even wins, the Ballon d&#8217;Or?<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A 15th-place finish in the 2024 rankings is the closest she has come to being named the best player on the planet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Though she won the WSL Golden Boot with 21 goals in 18 games in 2023-24, City&#8217;s absence from the Women&#8217;s Champions League likely didn&#8217;t help her cause. That could count against her again this time round.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Last season Shaw did not make the list of 30 nominations after scoring 12 times in 14 games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">No player in Europe&#8217;s top four leagues scored more than Shaw this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Barcelona duo Claudia Pina and Ewa Pajor have notched 20 and 16 goals respectively &#8211; albeit with two games left to play &#8211; while in the Bundesliga, Werder Bremen&#8217;s Larissa Muhlhaus won the Golden Boot with 17.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In France, Paris St-Germain forward Romee Leuchter led the way with 18.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Barcelona and Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmati has won the past three Ballon d&#8217;Ors, with her team-mate Alexia Putellas claiming the prize in 2021 and 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Lyon forward Ada Hegerberg&#8217;s win in 2018 was the last time a striker won the award.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"image\" class=\"ssrcss-l7emlr-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-oyhass-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"ssrcss-1uy5kw5-FullWidthWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-hc6arm-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-5opouk-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/dcc1\/live\/b4889e70-35ae-11f1-8606-05fe34b06e1b.png.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/dcc1\/live\/b4889e70-35ae-11f1-8606-05fe34b06e1b.png.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/dcc1\/live\/b4889e70-35ae-11f1-8606-05fe34b06e1b.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/dcc1\/live\/b4889e70-35ae-11f1-8606-05fe34b06e1b.png.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/dcc1\/live\/b4889e70-35ae-11f1-8606-05fe34b06e1b.png.webp 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/976\/cpsprodpb\/dcc1\/live\/b4889e70-35ae-11f1-8606-05fe34b06e1b.png.webp 976w\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/span><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-tzgxt7-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20\"><span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">Image source, <\/span>Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"subheadline\" class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-18pjzom-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"subheadline\">\n<h2 id=\"Shaws-future-uncertain\" class=\"ssrcss-1sc9t00-Heading e10rt3ze0\"><span role=\"text\">Shaw&#8217;s future uncertain<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-oyhass-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"rich-text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-nqezkk-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Shaw has finished four of her five seasons at City as the club&#8217;s top scorer, but her days in sky blue could be numbered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Contract renewal discussions broke down with her current deal set to run out in June, and WSL rivals Chelsea are favourites to sign Shaw on a free deal in the summer, having announced Kerr&#8217;s departure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">During City&#8217;s title-winning homecoming celebrations at Manchester&#8217;s Albert Hall on Sunday, fans chanted &#8220;we want Bunny to stay&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Shaw was not present to receive her WSL player of the season award at a ceremony in London on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I have always said Manchester is my home and this is a place where I want to be, but at the end of the day there&#8217;s a lot of things which go on behind the scenes which I won&#8217;t talk about now,&#8221; Shaw told Sky Sports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Manchester is where I would want to be, but ultimately we will see.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Should Shaw leave, then the issue of how City replace her will dominate the summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Very, very few players can do what Shaw does with her feet and her head,&#8221; said former City defender Jen Beattie on BBC Women&#8217;s Football Weekly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;If you look in world football there are not many strikers of her profile and that are proven in the WSL who can score that many goals year on year,&#8221; said former City and England striker Ellen White.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Who are you bringing in if you&#8217;re letting Shaw go? 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Do you want to continue to win titles?<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I&#8217;m baffled how City have let this go on for so long and not nailed down her contract.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"image\" class=\"ssrcss-l7emlr-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-oyhass-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"ssrcss-1uy5kw5-FullWidthWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-hc6arm-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pflr6j-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/09fe\/live\/05582b40-889e-11f0-b391-6936825093bd.jpg.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/09fe\/live\/05582b40-889e-11f0-b391-6936825093bd.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/09fe\/live\/05582b40-889e-11f0-b391-6936825093bd.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/09fe\/live\/05582b40-889e-11f0-b391-6936825093bd.jpg.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/09fe\/live\/05582b40-889e-11f0-b391-6936825093bd.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/976\/cpsprodpb\/09fe\/live\/05582b40-889e-11f0-b391-6936825093bd.jpg.webp 976w\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-oyhass-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"rich-text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-nqezkk-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Listen to Ben Haines, Ellen White and Jen Beattie on the Women&#8217;s Football Weekly podcast. 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