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Alex Morgan will LEAVE Tottenham and return to the United States in the New Year having played just FIVE matches for the club after giving birth

Tottenham have confirmed that Alex Morgan will return to the US in the New Year just three months after signing for the Women's Super League outfit.

Morgan joined Tottenham from Orlando Pride in September this year and has only featured five times for the club - scoring twice in the Women's Super League - since returning to action after giving birth in May.

And on Monday afternoon, Spurs announced she will already heading home following the conclusion of the first half of the Women's Super League.

Alex Morgan will be returning to the US after only signing for Tottenham in September

Speaking on her brief stint in north London, Morgan said: 'I will be forever grateful to the club, my team-mates and Spurs supporters for taking such good care of me and my family.