BROOKE CHAPLEN has signed a contract extension with Reading keeping her at the club for another year.
The 31-year-old has agreed stay at the Madjeski Stadium until June 2022.
Chaplen has signed a contract extension with the Royals until 2022Credit: Getty Images – Getty
Upon penning the deal, the striker said she hopes to help the club in challenging the top teams in the WSL.
Chaplen said: “It’s nice to get the contract signed early and shows that the club are keen to keep me, which is great.
“Obviously, I’ve had a few good years here at Reading and we’re still growing from when I first signed to now.
“Hopefully we can continue to press the top 3 teams, as we have done in the last few years.”
Despite the club’s growth she added that it’s “vital” the Royals reach a Cup final in the next few years.
She continued: “I think it’s vital over the next season or two that we find ourselves in a cup final.
“We were so close last season and unfortunately I was injured when we got to the semi-final of the FA Cup against West Ham.
“But for this club, I think we have the talent and the players that, on their day, can take any team.
“That’s what the FA Cup is about and I think that over the next two seasons, we’d be disappointed as a club not to get to a cup final.
“We have a lot of ambition and I’m so happy to be a part of it.”
Chaplen has had an indifferent season at the club, spending most the season on the side-lines due to injury.
But she’s still and integral part of the team’s plans and boss Kelly Chambers can’t wait to have her back.
Chambers said: “Brooke has had a huge impact at the club, and she has been truly missed on the pitch this season.
“Brooke is a player that has a clear understanding of the way we play and that has shown in her previous season records.
“It’s been an extremely frustrating season for Brooke, but she is working really hard to return and is doing really well, I can’t wait to have her back.”
Chaplen says she’s happy the club still value her but added it’s vital they reach a cup final in the coming yearsCredit: PA:Press Association
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