Ameé Ruszkai
@ameeruszkai
GOAL’s Lead Women’s Football Writer. Long suffering Bradford City fan who also endures the pain of following the Indianapolis Colts.
Tottenham have signed France international defender Alice Sombath 🚨 The 22-year-old arrives from Lyon, with Spurs paying a club-record fee 💰 Really like this signing. A very talented and experienced young player with further room to grow. Continuation of a great window.
Mao Itamura joins Liverpool ✍️ The 19-year-old was named Player of the Year in the Eredivisie last season after an amazing season at Feyenoord. Really excited to see how she gets on in England. A top, top talent.
Melvine Malard is a Chelsea player 🚨 France international forward joins from Man Utd and signs a four-year deal ✍️ 🗣️ "My objective is to become better every single day and to win trophies. I know Chelsea always have that as an objective and I have that ambition too."
Lisa Naalsund follows from Man Utd to Birmingham. 🗣️ "When I spoke to the club, they just instantly gave me a very good feeling. This was the place that just excited me the most. I think it's a really good project here."
Beth England is a Crystal Palace player! Great signing for the newly-promoted WSL side. England international signs a two-year deal, with the option for another year.
Birmingham have signed Millie Turner from Man Utd for an undisclosed fee. Turner had two years left on her deal. 🗣️ "This is where I want to be. The way that the girls fight for each other and play for each other, it's something that I really want to be part of." Further hit to United's depth...
Kadidiatou Diani is a London City Lionesses player 💥 Arrives from Lyon for what BBC Sport reports to be a fee of £500k+ and signs a three-year deal ✍️ 🗣️ "It's an opportunity for me to discover a new country, a new city, a new team. I can’t wait to start this next chapter."
OFFICIAL: Mapi Leon joins London City Lionesses ✍️ Four-time Champions League winner signs a contract until 2029 after leaving Barcelona. 🗣️ "The WSL is helping women’s football grow. I want to test myself in another country, another league, playing a different type of football."
OFFICIAL: Niamh Charles is a Manchester City player 🚨 Signs a three-year contract with the new WSL champions, after joining from Chelsea for a £500k fee per @tomjgarry.bsky.social ✍️ Good move for all parties, IMO. City need a left-back, Charles needs to start, Chelsea get a good fee.
Ebony Salmon has signed a two-year deal with West Ham ✍️ Interested to see how this one pans out. Showed incredible potential as a teenager but not quite been able to progress as many might've expected. Still only 25, so plenty of time. Will wear No.17.
Georgia Stanway is an Arsenal player ✍️ The 27-year-old will wear the No.4 shirt 🔴
🚨 Victoria Pelova is a Tottenham player! Joins Spurs on a free after leaving Arsenal upon the expiry of her contract. 🗣️ Martin Ho: "What excites us is not only what she has already shown, but also the belief we have that there's still much more to evolve in her game."
🚨 Freya Godfrey has renewed her London City Lionesses contract until 2029 ✍️ 🗣️ "We have world-class players here, people who have won World Cups, Champions League titles and know what it takes to win. I’m training and playing alongside players I looked up to."
Team out at Wembley as the Brighton ends unveils a lovely banner of Dario Vidosic and his late father, Rado, who worked at the club until his passing in January. Reads: “Father, coach, mentor. We hope we made you proud.”
Women’s FA Cup final team news 🚨 No Khiara Keating for Man City, who picked up an injury in training this week. Ayaka Yamashita starts.
OFFICIAL: West Ham have completed the signing of Katie Zelem on a permanent deal. England international spent the second half of the season on loan from London City Lionesses and now signs a three-year contract with the Hammers. 🗣️ "From the moment I arrived, I felt so welcome and appreciated."
OFFICIAL: Tottenham have signed Germany striker Shekiera Martinez ✍️ The 24-year-old scored 20 goals in 41 games for a struggling West Ham. Spurs boss Martin Ho: "She's already proven herself in two demanding leagues but we believe this environment can help take her game to another level."
Plenty of Man City fans inside the ground here at Victoria Road nice and early, ready to welcome their title-winning team out to warm-up. Great reception for the team bus when it pulled into the car park too
Great programme design for the Lionesses’ 500th international fixture, featuring the names of every player to represent the national team