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Every WSL summer transfer so far – including £1m Smith

Ellie Carpenter, Olivia Smith and Ellie Roebuck

Olivia Smith (centre) moved to Arsenal from Liverpool for £1m, while Ellie Carpenter (left) has signed for Chelsea and Ellie Roebuck joined Aston Villa

The Women’s Super League summer transfer window is open, with clubs having until 23:00 BST on 4 September to complete deals.

The biggest signing so far is Arsenal’s world record move for Canada forward Olivia Smith, who joined from Liverpool for £1m.

Elsewhere, newly promoted London City Lionesses have made a statement of their intent, with 11 new arrivals.

Here are all the confirmed ins and outs.

Arsenal

Chloe Kelly signs an Arsenal contract

Chloe Kelly has signed for Arsenal permanently after a successful loan spell last season

Ins

  • Anneke Borbe (Goalkeeper, from Wolfsburg)

  • Taylor Hinds (Defender, from Liverpool)

  • Chloe Kelly (Winger, from Man City)

  • Olivia Smith (Forward, from Liverpool)

Outs

  • Freya Godfrey (Midfielder, to London City Lionesses)

  • Lina Hurtig (Forward, to Fiorentina)

  • Amanda Ilestedt (Defender, to Eintracht Frankfurt)

Aston Villa

Ellie Roebuck

Goalkeeper Ellie Roebuck returned to the WSL, signing for Aston Villa on a two-year deal from Barcelona

Ins

  • Jill Baijings (Midfielder, from Bayern Munich)

  • Oceane Deslandes (Defender, from Montpellier)

  • Lucia Kendall (Midfielder, from Southampton)

  • Ellie Roebuck (Goalkeeper, from Barcelona)

  • Lynn Wilms (Defender, from Wolfsburg)

Outs

  • Jordan Nobbs (Midfielder, to Newcastle United)

  • Maz Pacheco (Defender, to Everton)

  • Sophia Poor (Goalkeeper, to London City Lionesses)

  • Katie Robinson (Midfielder, to Everton on loan)

  • Danielle Turner (Defender, free agent)

Brighton

Carla CamachoBrighton and Hove Albion

Carla Camacho made 21 appearances for Real Madrid

Ins

  • Carla Camacho (Forward, from Real Madrid)

  • Chiamaka Nnadozie (Goalkeeper, from Paris FC)

  • Moeka Minami (Defender, from Roma)

Outs

  • Guro Bergsvand (Defender, to Wolfsburg)

  • Pauline Bremer (Forward, to Cologne)

  • Vicky Losada (Midfielder, free agent)

  • Li Mengwen (Defender, free agent)

  • Nikita Parris (Winger, to London City Lionesses)

  • Poppy Pattinson (Defender, to London City Lionesses)

  • Dejana Stefanovic (Midfielder, free agent)

  • Maria Thorisdottir (Defender, free agent)

Chelsea

Ellie CarpenterChelsea FC

Australia defender Ellie Carpenter joined Chelsea from Lyon on a four-year contract

Ins

  • Mara Alber (Forward, from Hoffenheim)

  • Ellie Carpenter (Defender, from Lyon)

  • Livia Peng (Goalkeeper, from Werder Bremen)

  • Becky Spencer (Goalkeeper, from Tottenham)

Outs

  • Mia Fishel (Forward, to Seattle Reign)

  • Sophie Ingle (Midfielder, free agent)

  • Ashleigh Lawrence (Defender, to Lyon)

  • Zecira Musovic (Goalkeeper, to Malmo)

Everton

Martina Fernandez Getty Images

Martina Fernandez has joined Everton permanently after spending last season on loan

Ins

  • Martina Fernandez (Defender, from Barcelona)

  • Rion Ishikawa (Defender, from Urawa Red Diamonds)

  • Hikaru Kitagawa (Defender, from Hacken)

  • Maz Pacheco (Defender, from Aston Villa)

  • Katie Robinson (Midfielder, from Aston Villa on loan)

  • Ornella Vignola (Forward, from Granada)

Outs

  • Sara Holmgaard (Defender, to Real Madrid)

  • Rikke Madsen (Forward, free agent)

  • Maren Mjelde (Defender, free agent)

  • Karoline Olesen (Midfielder, to Malmo)

  • Heather Payne (Defender, free agent)

  • Veatriki Sarri (Forward, to Birmingham City)

  • Lauren Thomas (Midfielder, free agent)

  • Justine Vanhaevermaet (Midfielder, free agent)

Leicester

Katie KeaneLeicester City

Katie Keane was Leicester’s first summer signing

Ins

  • Celeste Boureille (Midfielder, from Montpellier)

  • Katie Keane (Goalkeeper, from Shamrock Rovers)

Outs

  • Sophie Howard (Defender, to Como)

  • Lena Petermann (Forward, to Breder Wemen)

  • Saori Takarada (Midfielder, free agent)

Liverpool

Lily WoodhamLiverpool FC

Wales international Lily Woodham spent most of last season on loan with Crystal Palace

Ins

  • Rafaela Borggrafe (Goalkeeper, from Freiburg)

  • Sam Kerr (Midfielder, from Bayern Munich)

  • Kirsty Maclean (Midfielder, from Rangers)

  • Lily Woodham (Defender, from Seattle Reign)

Outs

  • Yana Daniels (Forward, free agent)

  • Niamh Fahey (Defender, retired)

  • Taylor Hinds (Defender, to Arsenal)

  • Jasmine Matthews (Defender, free agent)

  • Teagan Micah (Goalkeeper, to Lyon)

  • Olivia Smith (Forward, to Arsenal)

London City Lionesses

Danielle van de DonkGetty Images

Netherlands midfielder Danielle van de Donk joined London City Lionesses on a two-year deal

Ins

  • Sanni Franssi (Forward, from Real Sociedad)

  • Freya Godfrey (Midfielder, from Arsenal)

  • Teyah Goldie (Defender, from Arsenal)

  • Isa Kardinaal (Defender, from Ajax)

  • Elena Linari (Defender, from Roma)

  • Elene Lete (Goalkeeper, from Real Sociedad)

  • Nikita Parris (Winger, from Brighton)

  • Poppy Pattinson (Defender, from Brighton)

  • Sophia Poor (Goalkeeper, from Aston Villa)

  • Connie Scofield (Midfielder, from

  • Danielle van de Donk (Midfielder, from Lyon)

Outs

  • Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah (Forward, free agent)

  • Georgia Brougham (Defender, free agent)

  • Megan Campbell (Defender, free agent)

  • Lucy Fitzgerald (Forward, free agent)

  • Teyah Goldie (Defender, to Arsenal)

  • Miljana Ivanovic (Forward, to Malmo)

  • Emma Mukandi (Defender, free agent)

  • Connie Scofield (Midfielder, free agent)

Manchester City

Sydney LohmannManchester City

Sydney Lohmann won four Frauen-Bundesliga titles with Bayern Munich

Ins

  • Iman Beney (Forward, from Young Boys)

  • Sydney Lohmann (Midfielder, from Bayern Munich)

  • Jade Rose (Defender, from Harvard University)

  • Eartha Cumings (Goalkeeper, from FC Rosengard)

Outs

  • Laia Aleixandri (Defender, to Barcelona)

  • Chloe Kelly (Winger, to Arsenal)

  • Aemu Oyama (Midfielder , to FC Rosengard on loan)

  • Jill Roord (Midfielder, to FC Twente)

Manchester United

Julia Zigiotti Olme

Julia Zigiotti Olme represented Sweden at Euro 2025

Ins

  • Julia Zigiotti Olme (Midfielder, from Bayern Munich)

Outs

  • Alyssa Aherne (Forward, free agent)

  • Aoife Mannion (Defender, to Newcastle United)

  • Jess Simpson (Defender, to Southampton)

Tottenham

Toko Koga

Japan international Toko Koga has joined Tottenham until 2029

Ins

  • Toko Koga (Defender, from Feyenoord)

Outs

  • Rosella Ayane (Forward, free agent)

  • Becky Spencer (Goalkeeper, to Chelsea)

West Ham

Ffion Morgan

Ffion Morgan represented Wales at Euro 2025

Ins

  • Sarah Brasero (Midfielder, from Estoril)

  • Yu Endo (Defender, from Urawa Red Diamonds)

  • Ffion Morgan (Forward, from Bristol City)

  • Katelin Talbert (Goalkeeper, from Aston Villa)

Outs

  • Marika Bergman Lundin (Midfielder, free agent)

  • Dagny Brynjarsdottir (Midfielder, free agent)

  • Shannon Cooke (Defender, free agent)

  • Emma Harries (Forward, free agent)

  • Kirsty Smith (Defender, to Nottingham Forest)

  • Katelin Talbert (Goalkeeper, free agent)

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