Alex Morgan will LEAVE Tottenham and return to the United States having played just FIVE matches

Tottenham have confirmed that Alex Morgan will return to the US in the New Year just three months after signing for the Women’s Super League outfit.

Morgan joined Tottenham from Orlando Pride in September this year and has only featured five times for the club – scoring twice in the Women’s Super League – since returning to action after giving birth in May.

And on Monday afternoon, Spurs announced she will already heading home following the conclusion of the first half of the Women’s Super League.

Alex Morgan will be returning to the US after only signing for Tottenham in September

Speaking on her brief stint in north London, Morgan said: ‘I will be forever grateful to the club, my team-mates and Spurs supporters for taking such good care of me and my family.

‘From the moment I arrived in London, I realised I was part of a first-class organisation, one that helped provide me the opportunity to immerse myself back into the game I love.

‘Thank you to everyone who helped make this chapter in my soccer journey so special… COYS.’

Tottenham’s head of women’s football, Heather Cowan, admitted it had been a pleasure to work with the two-time United States World Cup winner.  

Cowan said: ‘We were delighted at the start of the season when Alex chose us as her club to help regain fitness and take her first steps back into competitive football after giving birth earlier this year.

Morgan has played just five matches for the Women’s Super League club since joining

‘It has been a pleasure to have Alex with us during this period and the whole squad has taken a lot from working every day with someone at the top of the women’s game.

‘We wish Alex all the best for the future both at club and international level as she prepares to return back home with her family. She will always be welcome here at Spurs.’ 

Morgan’s spell in England has come three years following her first stint in Europe with Lyon.

During her time with Lyon, Morgan won the French title, French Cup and the Champions League.

Morgan celebrates after winning her second, and back-to-back, World Cup in 2019