Tottenham’s new signing Julie Blakstad is aiming to make her mark on the Women’s Super League second time round.
The 24-year-old spent two years at Manchester City from 2022 however solely made 36 appearances and left on mortgage to BK Hacken earlier than ultimately becoming a member of Hammarby.
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Since then, she has gained helpful expertise which made her a precedence signing for Spurs.
She’s poised to make her debut for Tottenham in Sunday’s recreation towards Leicester (12:00 GMT) and hopes to stamp her mark on the WSL this time round.
“When I first came, I was obviously four years younger. It’s a different move now and I feel like I have much more experience,” Blakstad instructed BBC Sport.
“I was really ready to come back here. The league has developed a lot since then and it’s super exciting to see how the games are even better now.
“It’s been a objective for me to come back again to the UK and play right here once more. I’ve been enjoying lots of extra video games and in addition switched positions since.”
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Manager Ho ‘big part’ of choosing Spurs
The Norway international returns to the WSL in hot form having shone for Hammarby last season, grabbing 15 goals and six assists in 26 games.
She also scored three goals in the Champions League and has transitioned into the left wing-back poisiton from a midfield.
Her versatility and “attacking edge” attracted Tottenham – and Blakstad said manager Martin Ho was a big reason as to why she agreed to join.
“I’ve been following Martin within the league in Norway, enjoying towards him and seeing how he coached Brann,” said Blakstad.
“I believe he brings lots of the identical rules to Tottenham. What we’re seeing from the summer season till now has been actually constructive work.
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“He’s really engaged in the game and gives a lot of feedback. I really like how he sees the tactical parts of the game. He can help every individual player to develop.
“That’s a giant a part of why I selected Tottenham as a result of in my thoughts, it is essential for me to turn out to be a fair higher participant, not solely to win video games.”
Blakstad is one of five players to join Tottenham so far in the January transfer window as they hope to build on a successful start to the season.
Ho’s side sit fifth in the table with six wins from their opening 11 WSL matches and are just two points adrift of Manchester United.
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“We can simply hold constructing on that. Obviously there are lots of good groups within the WSL and the competitors is actually excessive, however I believe we’ve got mixture of gamers,” added Blakstad.
“Tottenham is a giant membership with nice ambitions and wish to be competing to achieve the highest three at times in the long term, get into Europe and play effectively.
“The biggest goal is to as often as possible play on the big stages and against the best players in the world. The Champions League is something everyone wants.”
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