Jen Beattie: Arsenal defender signs new contract after overcoming cancer

Beattie equalised for Arsenal successful their Champions League semi-final second-leg against Wolfsburg earlier decision successful other time

Arsenal defender Jen Beattie has signed a caller declaration with the club, months aft overcoming cancer.

Beattie continued her vocation for nine and state contempt being diagnosed with bosom crab successful October 2020 and undergoing radiotherapy.

She was fixed the Helen Rollason Award astatine the 2021 BBC Sports Personality of the Year pursuing her diagnosis.

Beattie confirmed earlier this twelvemonth that she is present cancer-free.

"I'm truthful blessed to person signed a caller contract," said Beattie. "I'm blessed here. I emotion the club. I emotion the radical of radical I enactment with - the players, the staff, everybody down the team."

Beattie has made 157 Arsenal appearances and scored 32 goals, astir precocious against Wolfsburg successful the Champions League semi-final astatine Emirates Stadium.

Last play she helped Arsenal triumph the League Cup - their archetypal trophy since 2019 - arsenic good arsenic scope the Champions League past four, portion finishing 3rd successful the Women's Super League to suffice for European contention again.

Arsenal caput manager Jonas Eidevall said: "Jen is simply a exemplary nonrecreational and I americium delighted that she volition proceed to beryllium portion of our squad adjacent season.

"Her publication connected and disconnected the transportation past twelvemonth was outstanding - she stepped up clip and again erstwhile called upon and acceptable an illustration for others to follow."

Beattie has extended her enactment with the Gunners pursuing her retirement from planetary football earlier this year. She won 144 caps for Scotland having made her elder debut aged 16.

Her caller woody bolsters the Arsenal's defence pursuing the departure of Brazil skipper Rafaelle Souza past month.

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