With 141 international caps to her name, Ingle brings great experience to a squad building up to their first women’s major tournament.
But after months of questions about whether she would make it to Switzerland, Ingle – who is looking for a new club this summer after a seven-year spell with Chelsea – insists she has stayed calm all along.
“I wasn’t worried,” Ingle told the Feast of Football podcast.
“I think from when I first got injured I was always open about it, saying that I’m coming no matter what, whether I made the squad, whether I was going to be a training player or whether I was going to be a fan.
“I wanted to be here with the girls on this journey and I would’ve done anything I could to get on that plane, in any role. I would’ve been kit man if you wanted me to.
“Obviously I always wanted to get in to the squad and be available for selection, but if my injury had prevented that then I was going to be here.”
Even during her spell on the sidelines, Ingle’s presence has been felt within the Wales squad, with the midfielder or defender joining in recent training camps as part of her rehabilitation.
