Ipswich Women sign Las and Meena on loan

Ipswich Town Women have continued the transformation of their squad with the signing of Leicester City's Nelly Las and Malika Meena from Bristol City on loan for the rest of the season.

Town have now brought in seven new players since the start of the year as they attempt to fight their way out of relegation trouble in WSL 2.

They remain bottom of the table, three points below Portsmouth, but self-belief has been boosted by 1-1 draws in their past two matches, against Bristol City and Newcastle United.

The pair's arrival follows that of Birmingham City forward Ava Baker, external last week, and 18-year-old Las said: "The set-up here looks great and I think it's important to be somewhere which has everyone pushing towards the same goal."

Meena, 22, was in the Arsenal and Chelsea academies before spending more than three years in the United States.

She returned a year ago to join Bristol City and has made nine appearances this season.

Ipswich will climb off the bottom if they win Sunday's game at Portsmouth. The teams currently have an identical goal difference.

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