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Megan Wynne heads out of her office in something of a hurry.

An excited spring in her step, if you like.

A friend has pinged her a picture on WhatsApp which Megan can't quite get her head around, so she's decided to pop out and see for herself.

She makes her way to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, straight for the club merchandise shop.

There, the 26-year-old HR worker sets her eyes on an advertising campaign billboard. The picture is of her, beaming and wearing the new purple Tottenham kit.

"I hadn’t even seen it. I didn't know it was in there.

"The office is based near the stadium, right near the shop, so I walked down and had a look because I didn’t believe it was actually in there.

"We had all those photos but I thought they were just going to be in the catalogue! I went in and saw it. It’s all been pretty surreal, but it is really cool."

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Up until nine days ago, Megan worked as a HR co-ordinator for Tottenham Hotspur.

“I’ve got a degree in HR. I dealt with a lot of employee queries, and contracts, and employment law.

“I worked for an IT company for about a year and a half, but when this obviously came up to do the same thing at Spurs, I couldn’t turn it down, really.”

A lifelong Tottenham fan, after her father Gareth introduced her to the club around 20 years ago, she started working for the club last September, where she was playing for the team at the same time.

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"Just recently we got to go to the Champions League final in Madrid as well, and that was pretty cool!

"The club actually flew all the staff out, we had a staff plane and we all got to go – not the result we wanted, but the whole experience was really good."

Megan, who lives in Hertfordshire, juggled working the 9am-5pm office routine, plus evening training three nights a week plus a game.

"I think you just get used to it.

"Training now full-time, if I look back on the season it’s like, ‘how did you do it?’

"Monday to Friday, you’re working and then in the evenings, you leave your house at 7.30am and get home at 11pm at night three times a week.

"My work have been amazing. When I was working full-time and playing, they had to give me lots of time off to come to camp, also mid-week fixtures and things like that.

"They were really understanding and flexible. They’re so happy for me, and know how much it means to me."

Megan closed the chapter on her office job last Friday, and headed straight from work to link up with Wales Women for their first Euro 2021 qualification camp.

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Helping Wales finalise their 6-0 demolition of the Faroe Islands on Thursday night, Wales now play their first home game of their new campaign against Northern Ireland on Tuesday (September 3) at Rodney Parade.

When this first Wales camp is over, Megan will, in fact, be going back to work at Tottenham.

For she has put pen to paper on her first professional contract with Tottenham Hotspur Women over the summer, after playing her part in helping the London side achieve promotion to the top women’s league in England – the Women’s Super League - where they will play alongside the likes of Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea.

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Her reaction to that poignant WhatsApp message from a colleague perfectly sums up her journey to this point.

"Getting that promotion, you kind of forget about [juggling everything], and now you get to just play football every day.

"I’ve been sitting at home in the evenings now wondering [how I fit it all in], getting bored!" Megan laughs, the day before flying to the Faroe Islands with Wales.

Daughter to Gareth and Kim, and a little sister to Rhys, 32, and Lewis, 30, Megan grew up in St Albans – and can relate to any younger sister who was always stuck in goal by her elder siblings.

"From a really young age I was always in and around football with my dad, brothers and mum – massive football fans. Growing up, it was always around me and I just started playing for a local team.

"When I was about eight years old, I went to a football camp in the summer when mum and dad were at work, and it was with Watford.

"From that, they took me on a six-week trial at the age of eight! I think I played one or two games and they signed me from there – all the way from age eight until about 21 or 22, I’ve been at Watford."

She stayed with Watford all through their age grades, then into their reserves, before breaking into the first team, before a move to Millwall came along.

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Then came the club she had loved since a child.

"I’ve always been a massive Spurs fan, so when they came in and that opportunity came up, I jumped on it!

"I had a really good season last year, and we were flying. It’s kind of a long summer waiting to see what would happen, but I luckily got offered a contract there.

"It’s felt like a long road but we kind of got there in the end.

"I think since promotion and the media that we’ve had, it’s highlighted that we’re one club and everyone’s pulling together in the same direction.

"It’s definitely a nice environment to be around.

"I’ve been in the second tier of women’s football for a long time, going from Watford to Millwall to Tottenham.

"It’s been kind of an ‘is it ever going to happen?’ thing.

"It’s what you’ve work for. You don’t give up so many things in your life to play part-time for the rest of your life."

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Megan's father's side of the family hail from Wales, something Megan is very proud of. Her late grandfather hailed from Treorchy, while her nan is from Brecon – who, along with her cousins, Megan enjoys getting back to Wales to see as often as possible.

"They literally come to every single game, home and away.

"For my dad, me playing for Spurs – and obviously representing Wales – is a big thing for him. He sometimes gets more excited about things than me!

"Now, they’re just so happy for me that it’s come to this point. They’ve been so supportive throughout my career.

"I think they always knew from when I was younger, even when I was playing with my brothers in the garden – even if they put me in goal all the time!

"I think they’ve known how dedicated I’ve been, and they’ve always been behind me to make it – and now it’s happened.

"There have been tough moments, trying to juggle everything, especially when I was at university and doing exams. But if you want something so bad, you make it work. You do give up things to try and make it, but it’s definitely worth it now."

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After not being involved in Wales' last campaign - where they narrowly missed out on World Cup qualification - Megan knows she can't take anything for granted.

She returned to the fold in October, with her previous cap before that coming in 2013.

Wales went into their 6-0 win over the Faroes on Thursday boosted by a 1-0 win over New Zealand back in June, before the Football Ferns headed off to the World Cup, with Megan being used as an impact player brought on in the second half.

"I felt that was really important for me to come on and show what I’m about, and show [Wales manager] Jayne [Ludlow] and the rest of the girls that I’m ready for the task ahead and that I can compete at this level.

"For me, it’s great to be here and great to be involved, but obviously you want time on the pitch as well.

"Obviously I wasn’t involved in the last campaign properly, but I think that’s just made me hungrier and more motivated to go and qualify now."

Ahead of Wales' first home game on Tuesday, the squad are hoping for a warm welcome back to their home ground.

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"We love playing at home, and getting in front of the home crowd.

"From the last campaign, everyone’s got really excited about it, and we’ve seen the families and the young girls come along.

"Seeing all our families as well, we can play in front of them as well.

"My parents are coming, and hopefully we’ll get my nan to come along at some point."

She admits it doesn’t quite feel real yet, having headed for Wales duty straight from the office.

"Now, I’m just fully focusing on my football. I think it’s only going to improve, and hopefully push me on with Wales as well."

Let's hope so, indeed.