{"id":545667,"date":"2026-07-12T09:10:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T09:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/545667\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T09:10:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T09:10:15","slug":"denise-osullivan-to-leave-liverpool-six-months-after-joining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/545667\/","title":{"rendered":"Denise O\u2019Sullivan to leave Liverpool six months after joining"},"content":{"rendered":"

Liverpool club record signing Denise O’Sullivan is expected to leave this summer just six months after joining.<\/p>\n

It is understood a return to the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) is most likely and Gotham FC are favourites to sign her. <\/p>\n

The Republic of Ireland international joined Liverpool in January for \u00a3300,000 and has been a standout performer since her arrival.<\/p>\n

Her departure is a huge disappointment to the Reds, who are looking to rebuild following a disappointing campaign in 2025-26.<\/p>\n

During her time at Liverpool, O’Sullivan has made 13 appearances, including nine in the league, and helped Gareth Taylor\u2019s side reach the Women’s FA Cup semi-finals.<\/p>\n

Reports suggest, external<\/a> O\u2019Sullivan\u2019s move could involve an initial one-year loan with an obligation-to-buy clause included. <\/p>\n

Sources have told BBC Sport that Liverpool are in positive discussions with O\u2019Sullivan and Gotham and are expected to receive a large fee in return for her departure.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Sullivan\u2019s decision to leave Liverpool is believed to be a personal one as she seeks a return to the United States, where she spent nine seasons with North Carolina Courage, making over 150 appearances and captaining the side.<\/p>\n

The 32-year-old is vastly experienced on the international stage, making 132 appearances for the Republic of Ireland and played a key role in their Women\u2019s World Cup qualifying campaign this year. <\/p>\n

Liverpool still hope to be active in the transfer window having already made three signings, though losing O\u2019Sullivan and being unable to turn goalkeeper Jennifer Falk\u2019s loan move into a permanent deal are blows to the club\u2019s summer plans. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Liverpool club record signing Denise O’Sullivan is expected to leave this summer just six months after joining. It…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":545668,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[61,60,112],"class_list":["post-545667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=545667"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545667\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/545668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=545667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=545667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=545667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}