""I'm hoping she'll be on the staff in the next camp, that will be an important one," Wilkinson said. "In what capacity - that will come. I have great Welsh people around me on my staff and it's important that I keep making sure there's a lot of Welsh voices and a lot of Welsh passion, to make sure we never lose that from the national team.""
"Fishlock says she is keen to "give back in any way I can" having ended her stellar international playing career in October. Fishlock, who will be 39 in January, signed a new one-year contract with National Women's Soccer League club side Seattle Reign last month. She called time on her Wales career having scored 48 times in 166 appearances, the last of which came in a friendly defeat by Australia at the Cardiff City Stadium."
Rhian Wilkinson aims to have Jess Fishlock join the Wales coaching staff for the next international camp ahead of World Cup qualifying in March. Wales open their Brazil 2027 qualifying with matches in the Czech Republic on 3 March and at home to Montenegro four days later, and will face Albania in Group B1. Fishlock retired from international duty in October with 48 goals in 166 caps and signed a one-year deal with Seattle Reign. Kayleigh Barton has also moved into coaching with youth players, and Wilkinson stresses the importance of maintaining Welsh voices and passion in the squad.
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