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Hayley Ladd won Manchester United's player of the season award in 2019-20. Everton have signed Wales international Hayley Ladd from Manchester United for an undisclosed fee. The 31-year-old, who can play in both defence and midfield, becomes Everton's fourth signing of the January transfer window. The Merseyside club have already added Kelly Gago, Martina Fernandez and Emma Watson to their squad this month. Ladd had been with United for over five years, having previously played top-flight football for Birmingham and Bristol City. "I'm just really excited to get going, " said Ladd, who has 99 caps for Wales. "It's great to play under a manager who really wants to dominate the ball. "At Wales, for a long time I've been playing centre-half, but at United and Birmingham I was playing in midfield. "I enjoy both positions and I feel like, hopefully, I can add something to each position and really add just a degree of flexibility to whatever position I'm playing. " Everton are currently ninth in the Women's Super League, four points above Crystal Palace in the relegation zone and 12 behind fourth-placed United. Get the latest WSL news on our dedicated page EFL Cup semi-final: Bergvall opens scoring for Tottenham against Liverpool West Ham to appoint Potter after sacking Lopetegui Scottish Premiership: Leaders Celtic beat Utd, Killie held by Motherwell - reaction Paddy’s loaf-changing experience inside the bread factory Paddy Mc Guinness visits the factory he used to work in to find out how they bake 1. 4 million loaves a week Dara Ó Briain and Isy Suttie discover strange-but-true tales The pair are joined by astronaut Helen Sharman to learn about how humans learned to survive in space A round-up of 2024's top sports stories. Video A round-up of 2024's top sports stories Jason Manford hosts, with Maisie Adam and Jon Richardson as team captains How Claressa Shields became a boxing legend The story of how Claressa Shields overcame obstacles to reach the top of the boxing game Fantasy holes with lava fields - it's golf for the 21st Century How the man who signed Henry, Bale and Suarez is reshaping Toulouse How the role of a goalkeeper changed Can Djokovic win record 25th Grand Slam aged 37? As Hamilton turns 40, how well do you know seven-time champion? 'Epic moment! ' - 355lb Pierce interception tops NFL best plays. Video'Epic moment! ' - 355lb Pierce interception tops NFL best plays The Man Utd legend almost broken by Barcelona Kohli, youngsters & Bumrah - talking points from Australia's win over India Clough - the man who made Forest European champions twice How 'impressive' Man Utd caused problems on Liverpool's right side. Video How 'impressive' Man Utd caused problems on Liverpool's right side Australia beat India to claim series victory. Video Australia beat India to claim series victory Teenage kicks - what makes history-making Littler so good? Sporting highlights to look forward to in 2025 The best sports photos of 2024 - and how they were captured © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.