Weir signs for Champions League runners-up Lyon

Scotland captain Caroline Weir is "super excited" to have signed for Lyon, who she regards as the club with the greatest history in women's football, after leaving Real Madrid.

The 30-year-old 2025 women's Ballon d'Or nominee has agreed a three-year contract with the French champions and Champions League runners-up.

Midfielder Weir spent four years in Madrid, scoring 63 goals in 125 appearances, and was voted Real player of the year in 2023 and 2025, as well as the Spanish league player of the year three years ago.

But her side finished runners-up again to Barcelona last season and she expressed her regret on leaving that she had not been able to help them win any silverware.

Now Weir joins a club who have won their domestic league five seasons in a row, including a league and cup double last term.

Lyon have also won the Champions League a record eight times, although not since 2022.

They were beaten 4-0 in this season's final by Barcelona, who had also convincingly ousted Weir's Real in the quarter-finals.

"I was super excited to hear that Lyon were interested," she told the club website. "For me, it's the club with the most history in the women's game.

"To be part of this project, the ambition of the club was in line with what I want to achieve, so I guess it was a no-brainer in many ways to commit to this club."

The Scot, who has 121 caps for her country, began her career with Hibernian before moving to Arsenal, Bristol Academy, Liverpool, Manchester City then Real.

Last year, she became the first Scottish player to be nominated for the Ballon d'Or award.