Hear Asllani talk more about the decision in the player above.
Like a bolt from the blue, the news hit that Kosovare Asllani had signed for big-spending London City Lionesses, in the English second division, with billionaire Michele Kang at the helm.
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It is already known that the choice scared Asllani, but what she did not reveal is that the club choice could have resulted in her doing her part in the blue-and-yellow shirt – something that was discussed with the Swedish national team captain Peter Gerhardsson.
– I brought it up with him so he wouldn’t be shocked. But I said that if it’s a deal breaker, he can speak up – so that I can have a dignified goodbye, she says to SVT Sport.
But the national team captain was not negative about the club selection.
– He thought it was cool. We both think alike and don’t really know what level football is at.