Ireland international Payne joins Leicester as Campbell takes first coaching role at Bolton

Versatile Payne swaps blue of Everton for King Power Stadium as out-of-contract veteran Campbell takes coaching role at fifth-tier Bolton but will continue playing career elsewhere 

ON THE MOVE: Heather Payne of Republic of Ireland. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Ireland international Heather Payne has joined Leicester City ahead of the new WSL season while her Ireland teammate Megan Campbell has confirmed her first steps into management. 

The versatile Payne is swapping the blue of Everton, where she spent the past two seasons, for Leicester where she has signed a two-year contract until the end of the the 2026/27 campaign.