Women’s Super League transfer deadline day: All the deals done so far during winter window

Delphine Cascarino London City WSL signings January
Oct 18, 2025; San Diego, California, USA; San Diego Wave FC forward Delphine Cascarino (20) brings the ball down field during the first half against the Chicago Stars at Snapdragon Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denis Poroy-Imagn Images

The WSL transfer deadline day has arrived and there have been some big moves made during the January transfer window.

Tottenham made the first signing of the window back in November, with Signe Gaupset joining the club from SK Brann.

Spurs have been one of the busiest clubs so far with five new additions. The busiest club has been WSL strugglers Liverpool, who have completed six signings.

WSL league leaders Manchester City completed the biggest signing of the window with a £650,000 move for the Portland Thorns.

Manchester United have also recruited strongly, while Chelsea are yet to make a single signing.

Below are all the confirmed deals so far during the WSL January transfer window.

WSL January transfer window confirmed deals

Arsenal

In:

Michelle Agyemang (loan at Brighton ended)

Smilla Holmberg from Hammarby

Barbora Votikova from Sparta Prague on loan

Out:

Jessie Gale to Bristol City on loan

Laila Harbert to Everton on loan

Jenna Nighswonger to Aston Villa on loan

Cecily Wellesley-Smith to FC Rosengard on loan

Aston Villa

In:

Oriane Jean-Francois from Chelsea for £450,000

Jenna Nighswonger from Arsenal on loan

Out:

Sarah Mayling to Leicester City on loan

Katie Robinson to Bristol City

Lydia Sallaway to Glasgow City on loan

Soffia Kelly to Rangers on loan

Oriane Jean-Francois Aston Villa
Oriane Jean-Francois has joined Aston Villa. Credit: Aston Villa

Brighton & Hove Albion

In:

Olivia Garcia from HB Koge

Olaug Tvedtan from Valerenga

Out:

Michelle Agyemang to Arsenal (loan ended)

Jorelyn Carabali to Boston Legacy

Olivia Garcia to AIK on loan

Melina Loeck to Hammarby (loan extended)

Chelsea

In:

Out:

Ashanti Akpan to Newcastle

Mara Alber to Werder Bremen on loan

Oriane Jean-Francois to Aston Villa for £450,000

Maika Hamano on loan to Tottenham

Chelsea FC v Celtic FC - UEFA Women's Champions League 2024-25 Group Stage MD4. Sjoeke Nusken
Sjoeke Nusken’s Chelsea future is uncertain (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Everton

In:

Hannah Blundell from Manchester United on loan

Imma Gabarro (loan at Sevilla ended)

Laila Harbert from Arsenal on loan

Zara Kramzar on loan from AS Roma

Out:

Hayley Ladd to Crystal Palace

Katie Robinson (returned to Aston Villa after loan)

Kenzie Weir to Ipswich on loan

Leicester City

In:

Emma Janssen from FC Rosengard

Alisha Lehmann from Como

Sarah Mayling from Aston Villa on loan

Ashleigh Neville from Tottenham

Rachel Williams from Manchester United

Alisha Lehmann
Alisha Lehmann (LCFC)

Out:

Janice Cayman to PSV

Hlin Eiriksdottir to Fiorentina on loan

Nelly Las to Ipswich on loan

Emilia Pelgander to HB Koge on loan

Simone Sherwood to Sheffield United on loan

Liverpool

In:

Alice Bergstrom from BK Hacken

Aurelie Csillag from SC Freiburg

Jennifer Falk from BK Hacken on loan

Anna Josendal from Hammarby

Denise O’Sullivan from North Carolina Courage for £300,000

Martha Thomas from Tottenham on loan

Out:

Rafaela Borggrafe to Bayer Leverkusen on loan

Leanne Kiernan to Nottingham Forest on loan

Hannah Silcock to Birmingham City on loan

Emilia Szymczak to Barcelona (loan ended)

London City Lionesses

In:

Delphine Cascarino from San Diego Wave

Malou Marcetto from Madrid CF

Out:

Cerys Brown to Nottingham Forest on loan

Sophie Hillyerd to Watford on loan

Sofia Jakobsson to Toluca

Lotta Lindstrom to Birmingham City on loan

Katie Zelem to West Ham on loan

Manchester City

In:

Sam Coffey to Manchester City for £650,000

Out:

Tara O’Hanlon to Celtic on loan

Poppy Pritchard to Celtic on loan

Manchester United

In:

Hanna Lundkvist (free agent, previously San Diego Wave)

Lucy Newell (loan at Birmingham City ended)

Lea Schuller from Bayern Munich

Ellen Wangerheim from Hammarby

Out:

Hannah Blundell to Everton on loan

Geyse to Club America

Mared Griffiths to Sunderland on loan

Emma Watson to Tigres on loan

Rachel Williams to Leicester City

Lea Schuller Manchester United leak. WSL January transfer window
Credit: Manchester United

Tottenham Hotspur

In:

Signe Gaupset from SK Brann for £378,000

Matilda Nilden from BK Hacken

Hannah Wijk from BK Hacken

Julie Blakstad from Hammarby

Maika Hamano on loan from Chelsea

Out:

Anna Csiki to Roma on loan

Kit Graham to Ipswich City on loan

Ashleigh Neville to Leicester City

Martha Thomas to Liverpool on loan

Signe Gaupset Martin Ho. WSL January transfer window
Credit: Tottenham X

West Ham United

In:

Ria Bose from Sporting

Estelle Cascarino from Juventus on loan

Rebekah Dowsett from Watford

Tuva Hansen from Bayern Munich

Ylinn Tennebo from Valerenga

Katie Zelem from London City Lionesses on loan

Jess Ziu (return from loan at Bristol City)

Out:

Anna Csiki (returns to Tottenham on loan)

Anouk Denton to Bay FC for £200,000

Rebekah Dowsett to Nottingham Forest on loan

Manuela Pavi to Deportivo Toluca

Amber Tysiak to Union Berlin for £150,000

Soraya Walsh to Hashtag United on loan

When does the 2025-26 January window close?

The Women’s Super League winter window will open on Friday, January 2nd.

Teams will have until 11pm GMT on Tuesday, February 3rd, to complete their signings.

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Kieran Lynch is a sports writer specialising in women's football who started writing for SheKicks in June 2025. He writes about clubs and players across the Women's Super League, European football and international tournaments including Women's Euro 2025.