Danny Murphy: 'Liverpool move will bring Eva Mangan to the next stage'

Cork City manager Murphy was full of praise for the young midfielder saying a move to Merseyside would be great for her development 

Eva Mangan looks set for a big move to Women's Super League side Liverpool

Danny Murphy has admitted that there is a possibility that Cork City women will lose Eva Mangan, one of their star performers, to Liverpool after a successful trial period at the Merseyside club.

This follows Mangan being called up to the Republic of Ireland WNT for Euro qualifiers against Sweden, England, and France last summer.

Mangan has played for Cork City since 2021, even captaining the club since the meager age of 19.

"It's a great opportunity for Eva. They probably didn't realise how good she was when she first went over. They're obviously very keen on having Eva back over at the end of the season"

"If she goes over and does what she's done over the last couple of days there then there's a possibility Liverpool will probably sign her"

"As a club we've got to support our players. We can't stop our best young players going to England. There's only so much we can do to develop Eva. For her to develop and go to the next stage of her game she needs to go to a full-time environment and be training and playing all the time"

"Would I like to keep Eva here at Cork City for the rest of her career? Of course I would. Is that realistic? No. So I have to support her career too and make the right decisions for her career and her footballing progress. We all support her and whatever decision she makes."