The dust has now opted for a hectic January transfer window because the records were broken and big names were on the move.
Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal were one of the top clubs to do business while this table for the Super League (WSL) of women was underpinned to strengthen their teams. Chloe Kelly, Kerolin, Keira Walsh and Naomi Girma were some of the best-known stars who carried out Moves, and all four top 10 transfers in the window.
Here, 90 minutes I evaluated the top 10 deals based on the potential of every player and what you can offer your new club …
Liverpools limited budget in January meant that they used the credit market strongly, but the caliber of newcomers was impressive. The first arrival of the window by the red was the midfielder of Bayern Munich, Sam Kerr, who connected a short -term deal until the end of the season.
Matt Beard’s team was urgently needed after Sofie Lundgaard’s ACL injury at the beginning of the season. Fuka Nagano and Marie Hobinger also had slight injury concerns in this term, so Kerr’s arrival gives both depth and quality.
The midfielder of Manchester United, Emma Watson, is one of the aspiring talents involved, but an ACL injury in 2023 disabled their development with the Red Devils. After the 19-year-old had returned to fitness this season, it was crucial to preserve regular match protocols, which meant that a loan in January was inevitable.
Watson has already shown her quality in Cup appearances for Everton since the move and in the second half of the campaign certainly has the potential to become an important player for the Toffees. In view of the extent of the injury, minutes must be managed, but for both clubs and the player it seems to be a positive step.
Another of Everton’s January arrivals, this time permanently, was the French striker Kelly Gago. The 26-year-old signed FC Nantes and she has already scored two goals in her three WSL appearances.
After Everton fought for it at the wrong end of the league, a clinical striker could be of crucial importance if they can avoid the drop this season and keep their place in the top flight.
Manchester City’s move for kerolin is for the present and the future. The Brazilian is able to have an impact on the team now, while she also fills a long -term emptiness in the squad that is left by Kelly’s departure.
It will probably take a while for Kerolin to settle in a new league and a new country, but it certainly has the potential to become a real strength in the WSL this season and beyond.
The needs of the city after defensive has been for some time, not least because of the violation of Alex Greenwood. Therefore, it was no surprise to see how the Manchester Club announced a deal to sign Rebecca Knaak from the Swedish side FC Roengard in the window extremely early.
The 28-year-old has presented regularly since arriving and will undoubtedly be an important addition if City fights for the rest of the season on all fronts.
Arsenal’s defender, Laura Wienro, suffered an ACL injury in the summer of 2023 and returned to fitness last season. However, this term was limited to the season of the 26-year-old to just five appearances in all competitions.
As already mentioned, City needed in desperate defense strengthening of this window and you have certainly found this with your new additions. It has the potential to be a solid step for the club and the player.
In such a short time, it speaks volumes on Julia Bartel’s influence that the Liverpool fans are already permanent to keep the 20-year-old. You say you shouldn’t fall in love with loan players, but that will be extremely difficult in Liverpool’s case.
The youngster’s technical skills are clear and it only took 49 minutes of play for all competitions for Bartel to register your first goal post.
One of the greatest stories in the entire transfer window was Chloe Kelly’s future in Manchester City. The 27-year-old’s contract expires at the end of the current season, but her limited season in front of the euro pointed out to leave January.
Apart from that, Kelly only published an explanation on the day before the deadline, in which she expressed her dissatisfaction with the changeover of her future by the city that things really got in motion. Manchester United was also connected to the player, but City decided to accept Arsenal’s offer to do business with one of her closest competitors.
The English midfielder Keira Walsh had long returned to the WSL for a long time, since the 27-year-old had no contract at the end of the season. Arsenal’s interest was no secret and, according to reports, they had a world record offer at the time that Barcelona would have rejected at the end of the summer transfer window.
For this reason, Chelsea’s persecution at the end of the transfer window in January was a surprise. They not only signed one of the best midfielder in the world, but also made one of their greatest competitors to an important goal.
The upper transmission of the window was undoubtedly the change of the NWSL page San Diego Wave to Chelsea. It was a step that describes the record books when the defender became the most expensive player in the history of women’s football.
Girma’s arrival in Chelsea is probably one of the favorites that the Champions League win this season. It is extremely difficult to make this Chelsea team even better, but it is certainly a girl.