We are well into the summer transfer window for the Women’s Super League (WSL) and here we have compiled a list of all the confirmed deals, departures and releases.
July 17th saw the biggest transfer yet as Olivia Smith completed a world-record move from Liverpool to Arsenal.
This made her the first £1 million player in the history of women’s football.
The Champions League winners have been busy, also signing Chloe Kelly and Smith’s former Liverpool teammate Taylor Hinds.
WSL champions Chelsea have not stood still either, bringing in four new permanent recruits.
Business can be expected to pick up further after the completion of Women’s Euro 2025 on July 27th.
Below, we take a look at every Women’s Super League club’s confirmed deals so far this summer.
WSL summer transfer window confirmed deals
Arsenal
In:
Anneke Borbe – VfL Wolfsburg (free agent)
Taylor Hinds – Liverpool (free agent)
Chloe Kelly – Manchester City (free agent)
Olivia Smith – Liverpool (£1m)
Out:
Teyah Goldie – London City Lionesses (free agent)
Lina Hurtig – Fiorentina (free agent)
Amanda Ilestedt – Released
Aston Villa
In:
Jill Baijings – Bayern Munich (undisclosed fee)
Ellie Roebuck – Barcelona (free)
Lynn Wilms – Wolfsburg (free)
Out:
Rachel Corsie – Retired
Jordan Nobbs – Newcastle United (free agent)
Maz Pachecho – Released
Katie Robinson – Everton (loan)
Danielle Turner – Released
Brighton & Hove Albion
In:
Manuele Vanegas Catano – Real Sociedad (free agent)
Moeka Minami – Roma (undisclosed fee)
Chiamaka Nnadozie – Paris FC (free agent)
Out
Guru Bersvand – Released
Pauline Bremner – Released
Vicky Losado – Released
Li Mengwen – Released
Poppy Pattinson – London City Lionesses (free)
Dejana Stefanovic – Released
Maria Thorisdottir – Released
Chelsea
In:
Mara Alber – Hoffenheim (undisclosed fee)
Ellie Carpenter – Lyon (undisclosed fee)
Livia Peng – Werder Bremen (undisclosed fee)
Becky Spencer – Tottenham (undisclosed fee)
Our new signing is Peng. 😍
Welcome to Chelsea, Livia Peng. ✍️ pic.twitter.com/dLDXjsrQl0
— (C)helsea FC Women 🏆🏆🏆 (@ChelseaFCW) June 10, 2025
Out:
Mia Fishel – Seattle Reign FC (undisclosed fee)
Sophie Ingle – Released
Ashley Lawrence – Lyon (free agent)
Zecira Musovic – Malmo (undisclosed fee)
Everton
In:
Martina Fernandez – Barcelona (undisclosed fee)
Rion Ishikawa – Urawa Red Diamonds (undisclosed fee)
Hikaru Kitigawa – BK Hacken (undisclosed fee)
Yuka Momiki – Leicester City (free agent)
Katie Robinson – Aston Villa (loan)
Rosa van Gool – Ajax (free agent)
Ornella Vignola – Granada (undisclosed fee)
Out:
Sara Holmgaard – Real Madrid (free agent)
Rikke Madsen – Released
Maren Mjelde – Released
Karoline Olsen – Malmo (free agent)
Heather Payne – Released
Ines Pereira – Deportivo La Coruna (loan extension)
Veatriki Sarri – Birmingham City (undisclosed fee)
Lauren Thomas – Released
Justine Vanheavermaet – Released
Leicester City
In:
Out:
CJ Bott – Released
Sophie Howard – released
Yuka Momiki – Everton (free)
Courtney Nevin – Released
Lena Petermann – Werder Bremen (free)
Deanne Rose – Free
Saori Takarada – Cerezo Osaka Sakai (free)
Liverpool
In:
Rafaela Borggrafe – SC Freiburg (undisclosed fee)
Sam Kerr – Bayern Munich (undisclosed fee)
Kirsty Maclean – Rangers (undisclosed fee)
Out:
Yana Daniels – Released
Niamh Fahey – Retired
Taylor Hinds – Arsenal (Free agent)
Jasmine Matthews – Released
Teagan Micah – Released
London City Lionesses
In:
Danielle van de Donk – Lyon (free agent)
Sanni Franssi – Real Sociedad (free agent)
Isa Kaardinal – Ajax (undisclosed fee)
Elene Lete – Real Sociedad (undisclosed fee)
Poppy Pattinson – Brighton (free)
Teyah Goldie – Arsenal (free agent)
Out
Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah – Released
Georgia Brougham – Released
Megan Campbell – Released
Lucy Fitzgerald – Released
Milijana Ivanovic – Malmo FF (undisclosed fee)
Emma Mukandi – Released
Connie Schofield – Released
Manchester City
In:
Iman Beney – Young Boys (undisclosed fee)
Jade Rose – Harvard University (undisclosed fee)
Sydney Lohmann – Bayern Munich (undisclosed fee)
We are delighted to announce the signing of Swiss international Iman Beney, subject to international clearance and a work visa 🩵
— Manchester City Women (@ManCityWomen) June 22, 2025
Out:
Laia Aleixandri – Barcelona (free agent)
Chloe Kelly – Arsenal (free agent)
Jill Roord – FC Twente (undisclosed fee)
Manchester United
In:
Out:
Alyssa Aherne – Released
Aoife Mannion – Released
Jess Simpson – Southampton (loan)
Tottenham Hotspur
In:
Toko Koga – Feyenoord (undisclosed fee)
Out:
Becky Spencer – Chelsea (undisclosed fee)
West Ham United
In:
Sarah Brasero – G.D. Estoril Praia (undisclosed fee)
Out
Shannon Cooke – Released
Emma Harries – Released
Marika Bergman Lundin – Released
Kirsty Smith – Released
Katelin Talbert – Released
When does the 2025-26 summer window close?
The summer transfer window closes for Women’s Super League sides at 23:00 BST on Thursday, 4 September.
It was first opened on Wednesday, 18th June.
