It has been just over a month since we looked at the major overhaul taking place at Arsenal Women and questioned why Renée Slegers was making so many changes to a successful squad.
The picture is much clearer now.
Arsenal have made seven summer signings, while ten players have departed permanently, following the expiry of contracts or on loan. Leah Williamson and Steph Catley have also signed new deals.
Seven new arrivals
Arsenal have added plenty of established international experience.
Georgia Stanway has returned to England from Bayern Munich, Ona Batlle arrived from Barcelona, Germany forward Selina Cerci joined from Hoffenheim and Swiss international Géraldine Reuteler moved from Eintracht Frankfurt.
Those four had already arrived when we looked at Arsenal Women’s overhaul in July.
Since then, Arsenal have signed 19-year-old German winger Lisa Baum from RB Leipzig and 18-year-old Danish goalkeeper Isabella Damm from Brøndby.
Spain international goalkeeper Misa Rodríguez, formerly of Real Madrid, became the seventh arrival.
The full list:
- Georgia Stanway – Bayern Munich
- Ona Batlle – Barcelona
- Selina Cerci – Hoffenheim
- Géraldine Reuteler – Eintracht Frankfurt
- Lisa Baum – RB Leipzig
- Isabella Damm – Brøndby
- Misa Rodríguez – Real Madrid
Ten departures complete a major reshuffle
Some big Arsenal names have moved on.
Beth Mead has joined Manchester City and Katie McCabe Chelsea, while Victoria Pelova moved to Tottenham and Laia Codina to West Ham.
Long-serving goalkeeper Manuela Zinsberger has joined Borussia Dortmund, while Rosa Kafaji moved permanently to London City Lionesses.
The other departures are Niamh Peacock to West Ham, Hope McSheffrey to Bristol City, Eva Gray to Watford and Jessie Gale, who has joined Newcastle United on loan.
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More business to come?
The WSL transfer window remains open until 11pm on Thursday, September 3, so Arsenal may not be finished yet.
What is clear is that Slegers’ squad looks significantly different.
There is a lot of experience among the new arrivals, particularly Stanway, Batlle and Misa, alongside the potential of younger additions Baum and Damm.
Now comes the important part: integrating seven new players and preparing this new-look Arsenal for the season ahead.
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