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There were a big of large women’s shot transfers which were difficult to miss crossed June and July, contempt nan power of nan men’s World Cup. Among them were Beth Mead’s move from Arsenal to Manchester City, Mary Earps and Georgia Stanway returning to nan Women’s Super League pinch London City Lionesses and Arsenal, Sam Kerr leaving Chelsea to return to Gotham FC and, astir prominently, Alexia Putellas’s game-changing move from Barcelona to London City.
But present are 10 transfers you mightiness person missed while attraction was focused connected nan action successful nan US, Canada and Mexico.
Alexandra Popp to Borussia Dortmund
The three-time Champions League victor Alex Popp whitethorn beryllium reaching nan twilight of her playing profession but her move to Borussia Dortmund, signing a three-year statement astatine nan tier-three club, aft 14 years pinch Wolfsburg shows she is not rather fresh to bent up her boots. The 35-year-old has been prolific for nine and country, scoring 112 goals successful 219 games for Wolfsburg and 67 goals successful 145 games for Germany anterior to her world status successful 2024. A Borussia Dortmund instrumentality whose “heart thumps for this club”, Popp couldn’t walk up nan opportunity to assistance nan improvement of nan women’s team, which was launched successful 2020.
Kirsty Hanson to Tottenham
The 28-year-old was a apical target for Spurs aft a phenomenal 4th play astatine Aston Villa. Last twelvemonth Hanson told nan Guardian she was moving connected adding much goals to her crippled – travel nan extremity of past play she was nan third-highest apical scorer successful nan WSL, finishing connected 12 successful 22 games, which was 43% of Villa’s full tally and only 1 extremity down second-place Alessia Russo. She heads to a focused Tottenham who are giving their manager, Martin Ho, nan devices to push person to, aliases moreover break into, nan apical four.
Ally Sentnor to Angel City
Sentnor, who was nan first wide prime successful nan 2024 NWSL draft, was nan taxable of a blockbuster $850,000 (£635,000) waste and acquisition betwixt Kansas City Current and Angel City connected 19 June. She past made her debut for her caller broadside connected 3 July, starting a 2-0 triumph against Orlando Pride. The USA women’s nationalist squad subordinate has scored 7 goals and provided 3 assists successful 23 world games and, astatine conscionable 22 years old, has a batch of shot up of her.
Felicia Schröder to Real Madrid
Many clubs were circling but successful nan extremity Felicia Schröder completed a big-money move from Häcken to Real Madrid. Multiple Swedish outlets reported nan woody for nan 19-year-old guardant was worthy complete 15m Swedish kronor (£1.15m). She attracted attraction from crossed nan world arsenic she racked up 91 goals successful 128 games for Häcken and starred successful Uefa’s inaugural women’s Europa Cup competition, finishing arsenic apical scorer pinch 8 goals, 4 of which came successful nan two-legged last against Hammarby.
Manaka Matsukubo to Chelsea
The versatile 21-year-old, who tin play arsenic a guardant aliases attacking midfielder, joined Chelsea from North Carolina Courage for an undisclosed interest but, arsenic 1 of nan astir breathtaking young talents successful nan women’s game, it’s improbable she came cheap. The Japan world scored 11 goals, became nan youngest NWSL subordinate to people a hat-trick, and was named NWSL midfielder of nan twelvemonth successful 2025. She was up to 5 goals successful 9 games successful nan 2026 play earlier Chelsea swooped earlier this month.
Johanna Rytting Kaneryd to OL Lyonnes
The 29-year-old won 3 convention titles, 2 FA Cups and 2 League Cups pinch Chelsea, including a home treble successful . Rytting Kaneryd is 1 of respective attacking players to time off Chelsea this summertime pinch Sam Kerr, Guro Reiten and Catarina Macario besides having departed arsenic they revamp their beforehand statement successful an effort to reclaim their WSL crown aft Manchester City ended their six-year title-winning run.
Noémie Mouchon to Everton
The nonaccomplishment of nan guardant Kelly Gago, who has signed for West Ham, has been tempered a small by nan presence of nan French striker Noémie Mouchon from Leicester. Mouchon did not person nan easiest clip astatine Leicester aft arriving from Reims pinch expectations high. The 23-year-old sustained an anterior cruciate ligament wounded 1 period into her first play successful nan WSL and was ruled retired for nan remainder of nan campaign. She made 16 appearances and scored 2 goals successful nan WSL past play but made only 2 starts. Everton will beryllium hoping she tin find nan shape that helped her to 9 goals successful 22 games for Reims successful nan 2023-24 season.
Denise O’Sullivan to Gotham (on loan)
The influential Republic of Ireland midfielder returns to nan NWSL pinch Gotham aft six months pinch Liverpool. The 32-year-old spent 10 seasons successful nan US earlier her January move to Liverpool, pinch Houston Dash and North Carolina Courage (albeit pinch a number of indebtedness spells successful Australia and England). She won nan NWSL Shield successful 2017 and again successful 2018 and 2019 erstwhile Courage besides secured nan NWSL Championship, pinch O’Sullivan named nan side’s MVP successful some years. She has 22 goals successful 132 games for Ireland.
Bethany England to Crystal Palace
Bethany England’s Tottenham departure was mourned by fans, pinch nan erstwhile Chelsea guardant having go nan team’s grounds goalscorer successful nan WSL pinch 32 successful three-and-a-half seasons, helping them to a first FA Cup last successful 2024. The 32-year-old has signed a two-year statement pinch Crystal Palace, who earned promotion backmost into nan apical formation pinch a second-place decorativeness successful WSL2. After 4 WSL titles, 2 FA Cups and 2 League Cups pinch Chelsea, England brings a wealthiness of acquisition to Palace.
Kadidiatou Diani to London City Lionesses
The presence of Alexia Putellas and Mary Earps has dominated nan London City Lionesses transportation talk, while nan acquisition of nan France guardant Kadidiatou Diani from Lyonnes for much than £500,000 has flown somewhat nether nan radar. The 31-year-old scored 41 goals successful 93 games successful 3 seasons for nan Champions League giants pursuing her stunning 92 goals successful 168 games for Paris Saint-Germain. Michelle Kang, who owns some London City and Lyonnes, will beryllium hoping she brings that separator up beforehand to nan eager WSL side. They vanished sixth past season, their debut run successful nan apical flight, 9 points down Tottenham, but they want much and are spending large to make progress.
