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It has been another busy summer in the WSL transfer market.
The small matter of the 2023 Women's World Cup didn't prove too much of a distraction with 11 of the 12 clubs bringing in a minimum of five new faces. WSL holders Chelsea didn't waste any time in moving quickly to replace senior duo Magda Eriksson and Pernille Harder to Bayern Munich.
The Champions signed Canadian defender Ashley Lawrence from PSG and highly rated forward Catarina Macario from Lyon. London rivals Arsenal have also made major moves, bringing in Alessia Russo from WSL runners-up Man Utd and World Cup star Amanda Ilestedt.
Meanwhile on deadline day United brought in World Cup winner Irene Guerrero, as well as holding onto England goalkeeper Mary Earps, after rejecting a bid from Arsenal in the final week of the window. The Red Devils then completed the signing of highly rated Everton defender Gabby George. Arsenal were still active despite failing in a move for Earps, signing Australia midfielder Kyra Cooney-Cross from Swedish side Hammarby IF.
Here is every WSL transfer this summer ahead of the new season starting on October 1.
Earps reacts to FIFA Best nomination and on season so far with Man Utd
Arsenal
Ins: Alessia Russo (Manchester United, free transfer, permanent), Laia Codina (Barcelona, permanent), Amanda Ilestedt (PSG, permanent), Cloe Lacasse (Benfica, permanent), Kyra Cooney-Cross (Hammarby, permanent)
Outs: Rafaelle Souza (Orlando Pride, permanent), Fran Stenson (Sheffield United, permanent), Mana Iwabuchi (retired), Anna Patten (Aston Villa, permanent), Freya Godfrey (Chalrton Athletic, loan), Kaylan Marckese (Bristol City, loan), Michelle Agyemang (Watford, dual registration), Laila Harbert (Watford, dual registration), Katie Reid (Watford, dual registration), Araya Dennis (Crystal Palace, dual registration)
Aston Villa
Ins: Daphne van Domselaar (FC Twente, permanent), Lucy Parker (West Ham, permanent), Anna Patten (Arsenal, permanent), Kirsty Hanson (Man Utd, permanent), Sophia Poor (Leicester City, permanent), Ebony Salmon (Houston Dash, permanent), Adriana Leon (Man Utd)
Ebony Salmon of England has joined Aston Villa Women from the Houston Dash (Photo by Joe Prior/Visionhaus via Getty Images)Outs: Evie Rabjohn (Man Utd, permanent), Remi Allen (Birmingham City, permanent), Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah (London City Lionesses), Ruesha Littlejohn (London City Lionesses), Natasha Harding (unattached), Emily Gielnik (unattached), Sian Rodgers (Charlton Athletic, permanent), Elisha N'Dow (Charlton Athletic, permanent), Hannah Hampton (Chelsea, permanent), Meaghan Sargeant (retired), Olivia Rabjohn (West Brom, permanent)
Brighton & Hove Albion
Ins: Pauline Bremer (Wolfsburg, permanent), Vicky Losada (AS Roma, permanent), Mackenzie Hawkesby (Sydney FC, permanent), Madison Haley (Sydney FC, permanent), Charlize Rule (Sydney FC, permanent), Lin Mengwen, (Jiangsu, permanent), Maria Thorisdottir, (Manchester United, permanent), Tatiana Pinto, (Levante, permanent), Jorelyn Carabali (Atletico Mineiro, permanent), Nicky Evrard (Chelsea, loan), Sophie Baggaley (Brighton, permanent)
Outs: Megan Walsh (West Ham, permanent), Danielle Carter (London City Lionesses, permanent), Victoria Williams (unattached) Kayleigh Green (Charlton Athletic, permanent), Megan Connolly (Bristol City, permanent), Rebekah Stott (Melbourne City, permanent), Brianna Visalli (AGF Aarhus, permanent), Chelsea Ferguson (Blackburn Rovers, loan), Lulu Jarvis (Reading, loan)
Bristol City are newly promoted to the Women's Super League (Photo by Ryan Hiscott - The FA/The FA via Getty Images)Bristol City
Man Utd boss Skinner sends firm message to Arsenal over Russo contract saga
Ins: Amy Rodgers (London City, permanent), Satara Murray (Racing Louisville, permanent), Jamie-Lee Napier London City Lionesses, permanent), Amalie Thestrup (PSV Eindhoven, permanent), Megan Connolly (Brighton, permanent), Carrie Jones (Manchester United, permanent), Sille Struck (Levante Las Planas, permanent), Brooke Aspin (Chelsea, loan), Kaylan Marckese (Arsenal, loan), Jess Simpson (Man Utd, loan)
Outs: Aimee Palmer (Leicester City, permanent), Chloe Bull (Swansea City Ladies, permanent), Lia Cataldo (Crystal Palace, permanent), Lily Greenslade (Rugby Borough, permanent), Jodie Hutton (Sheffield United, permanent), Elysia Boddy (Newcastle United, permanent), Brooke Aspin (Chelsea), Vicky Bruce (Western Sydney Wanderers, permanent), Olivia Clark (Watford, loan), Maddi Wilde (London City Lionesses, loan)
Chelsea
Ins: Nicky Evrard (OH Leuven, permanent), Sjoeke Nusken (Eintracht Frankfurt, permanent), Catarina Macario (Lyon, permanent), Alejandra Bernabe (Atletico Madrid, permanent), Ashley Lawrence (PSG, permanent), Hannah Hampton (Aston Villa, permanent), Brooke Aspin (Bristol City, permanent), Mia Fishel (Tigres, permanent), Wieke Kaptein (FC Twente, permanent)
Nicky Evrard (pictured) and Hannah Hampton have added depth to Chelsea's goalkeeping department (Getty Images)Outs: Magdalena Eriksson (Bayern Munich, permanent), Pernille Harder (Bayern Munich, permanent), Katie Dungate (Birmingham City, permanent), Isabel Milne (Southampton FC, permanent), Emma Thompson (Southampton FC, permanent), Alejandra Bernabe (Real Sociedad, loan), Brooke Aspin (Bristol City, loan), Reanna Blades (Lewes, loan), Emily Orman (Reading, loan), Charlotte Wardlaw (Glasgow City, loan), Alsu Abdullina (Paris FC, loan), Lexi Potter (Crystal Palace, loan), Wieke Kaptein (FC Twente, loan), Nicky Evrard (Brighton & Hove Albion, loan)
Everton:
Ins: Martina Piemonte (AC Milan, permanent) Emily Ramsey (Manchester United) Emma Bissell (Florida State Seminoles, permanent) Justine Vanhaevermaet (Reading, permanent) Karoline Olesen (Fortuna Hjørring, permanent) Heather Payne (Florida State Seminoles, permanent)
Outs: Leonie Maier (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, permanent), Rikke Sevecke (free agent), Izzy Christiansen (retired), Gabby George (Manchester United, £150k, permanent)
Leicester City
Ins: Courtney Nevin (Hammarby IF, permanent), Janina Leitzig (Bayern Munich, permanent), Lena Petermann (Montpellier, permanent), Janice Cayman (Lyon, permanent), Aimee Palmer (Bristol City, permanent), Lize Kop (Ajax, permanent), Jutta Rantala (Vittsjö GIK, permanent), Julie Thibaud (Bordeaux, permanent), Deanne Rose (Reading, permanent)
Outs: Erin Simon (retired), Molly Pike (Southampton), Sophie Barker (Sheffield United, permanent), Natasha Flint (Liverpool, permanent), Kirstie Levell (Burnley), Charlie Devlin (Birmingham, permanent), Lachante Paul, Jess Sigsworth, Abbie McManus, Connie Scofield, Jemma Purfield, Ellen Jones, Georgia Eaton-Collins (all unattached)
Liverpool
Ins: Natasha Flint (Leicester City, permanent), Jenna Clark, (Glasgow City, permanent), Mia Enderby, (Sheffield United, permanent), Teagan Micah (FC Rosengård, permanent), Grace Fisk (West Ham, permanent), Marie Höbinger (FC Zürich, permanent), Sophie Roman Haug (AS Roma, permanent)
Outs: Rylee Foster (unattached), Carla Humphrey (Charlton Athletic, permanent), Rhiannon Roberts (Real Betis, permanent), Ashley Hodson (Sheffield United, permanent), Leighanne Robe (unattached), Charlotte Clarke (Birmingham City, permanent), Megan Campbell (unattached), Eartha Cumings, (FC Rosengård, permanent), Kate Oakley (Lewes, permanent), Katie Stengel (Gotham FC, permanent)
Manchester City
Ins: Jill Roord (Wolfsburg, permanent)
World Cup star Jill Roord is back in the WSL with Man CityOuts: Hayley Raso (Real Madrid, permanent), Maria Francis Jones (Burnley, permanent), Jemima Dahou (Blackburn Rovers, dual registration)
Manchester United
Ins: Evie Rabjohn, (Aston Villa, permanent), Gemma Evans (Reading, permanent), Geyse Da Silva Ferreira (Barcelona, permanent), Emma Watson (Rangers, permanent), Hinata Miyazawa (Mynavi Sendai, permanent), Irene Guerrero (Atlético Madrid, permanent), Gabby George (Everton, permanent), Phallon Tullis-Joyce (OL Reign, permanent)
Outs: Alessia Russo (Arsenal, permanent), Ona Batlle (Barcelona, permanent), Chloe Williams (Blackburn Rovers, permanent), Aissatou Tounkara (PSG, permanent), Jade Moore (Birmingham City, permanent), Tara Bourne (Sheffield United, permanent), Niamh Murphy (Blackburn Rovers, permanent), Emily Ramsey (Everton, permanent), Ella Kinzett (Sheffield United. permanent), Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa, permanent), Maria Thorisdottir (Brighton, permanent), Carrie Jones (Bristol City, permanent), Adriana Leon (Aston Villa, permanent), Vilde Bøe Risa (Atletico de Madrid, permanent), Ivana Fuso (Birmingham City, permanent), Grace Clinton (Tottenham, loan), Keira Barry (Crystal Palace, loan) Bella Reidford (Burnley, dual registration), Jess Simpson (Bristol City, loan), Sophie Baggaley (Brighton, permanent)
Tottenham Hotspur
Ins: Barbova Votíková (Paris Saint-Germain, permanent), Olga Ahtinen (Linköpings FC, permanent), Grace Clinton (Man United, loan), Luana Bühler (Hoffenheim, permanent), Zhang Linyan (Wuhan Jianghan University, loan), Martha Thomas (Man Untied, permanent)
Outs: Kerys Harrop (retired), Kyah Simon, Chioma Ubogagu (unattached), So-hyun Cho (Birmingham, permanent) Esther Morgan (Hearts, permament), Tinja-Riikka Korpela (AS Roma, permanent)
West Ham United
Ins: Jessie Stapleton (Shelbourne, permanent), Megan Walsh (Brighton & Hove Albion, permanent), Katelin Talbert (SL Benfica, permanent, loaned to Djurgårdens IF for the 2023/24 season), Emma Harries (Reading, permanent), Riko Ueki (Tokyo Verdy Beleza, permanent)
Outs: Grace Fisk (Liverpool, permanent), Kate Longhurst (Charlton Athletic, permanent), Lucy Parker (Aston Villa, permanent), Brooke Cairns (unattached) Sophie Hillyerd (London City Lionesses) Amalie Thestrup (PSV, loan ended), Halle Houssein (Reading, permanent)