Bunny Shaw was coy when asked about her future amid speculation that she is going to leave Manchester City when her contract expires at the tip of the season.
Shaw has enjoyed one other prolific season in front of goal, scoring 19 goals in 21 games to assist fire City to their first WSL title in a decade.
But despite scoring a remarkable 113 goals in 134 games for City since signing in 2021, the Jamaican international appears poised to depart the club at the tip of the season.
The Guardian reported on Thursday that Shaw has failed to achieve an agreement with City over a brand new deal and can seek a fresh challenge in the summertime, with Chelsea among the many frontrunners to sign the 29-year-old.
But asked about her future, Shaw kept her cards near her chest, telling Metro: ‘For me, I even have two more games at the very least. After which obviously, it relies on what happens with the sport on the weekend [City’s FA Cup semi-final with Chelsea].
‘But for me, I just need to finish the season strong with Man City, after which we hope for the perfect and see what happens.’
Shaw’s goalscoring exploits saw her named Player of the 12 months on the 2026 Women’s Football Awards, capping off a whirlwind 24 hours that began with City being crowned WSL champions following Arsenal’s 1-1 draw with Brighton on Wednesday.
‘It’s been a really interesting 24 hours from winning the league last night to being here winning this award tonight,’ Shaw said.
‘Nevertheless it’s been a protracted time coming and it’s something that we desired to get our hands on and to finally see it occur. It’s a great feeling.
‘We were all together as a team, coaches, staff, background staff, everyone. We were just sitting there watching the sport, hoping for the perfect final result and clearly we got it, so we’re all elated.’
Having finished fourth and 17 points behind champions Chelsea last season, City have been much improved this season, with Shaw keen to credit the liberty given to the team by manager Andree Jeglertz.
‘He got here in and gave us quite a lot of freedom as a bunch,’ she noted. ‘It’s all about going out and expressing yourself, having fun with it.
‘In case you lose the ball, which, you recognize, it’s football, it’s going to occur, just go and win it back and keep going and keep attempting to have a good time and express yourself.
‘And I believe when you watch the way in which we play, we play with quite a lot of freedom and fluidity. We were in a position to put in superb performances each game without dropping points early on, and I believe that definitely helped us towards the tip of the season.’
And while keen to rejoice their league triumph, City still have plenty to play for this season as they seek to punch their ticket to the FA Cup final with a win over Chelsea this weekend.
‘We spoke about it [the domestic double],’ Shaw ended. ‘Definitely going to Wembley. I’ve only been to Wembley once and I actually enjoyed it.
‘So I believe playing Chelsea and beating them will certainly give us a great probability of going there. We’ve won the league now, so we are able to definitely put all our concentrate on that game, and we’re going to attack it and provides all the pieces we’ve got.’
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