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Beth Mead is hopeful of making a return to full fitness as she eyes a place in England’s FIFA Women’s World Cup squad.
Beth Mead ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in November while playing for Arsenal in Women’s Super League defeat to Manchester United.
Now England’s top scorer and player of the tournament in England’s historic Euro 2022 triumph is in a race to be fit in time for the Lionesses’ World Cup opener on July 22.
Mead told Sky Sports News “Realistically next season is sensible – but I’m not sensible!
“The World Cup is obviously my motivation. I want to do my best to get to a World Cup. If it’s not meant to be, it’s not meant to be but it’s something for me to strive and reach towards,” Mead told Sky Sports News ahead of World Book Day on 2 March.
“I’m ahead of schedule so far – I want to keep it that way. It’s a long injury and there are a lot of ups and downs.
She continued, “The rehab is going well. I’m 11 weeks post-op, counting down the days.
“It’s going very slowly but it’s been good for me to sit down and reflect to look back on the year we’ve had, the legacy that we’ve created as a women’s team.”
