Arsenal risk being left behind in WSL as transfer failings widen gap to Chelsea | Suzanne Wrack
The north London club’s reluctance to spend big on players will stifle their chance to build on their ever-distant legacy
It may seem odd to label a transfer window which included the recruitment of an Olympic gold medallist and the loan signing of the player that scored the winning goal in the 2022 Euros a failure, but that is the nature of the world that Arsenal are now operating in.
The issue is less about who they did sign – Jenna Nighswonger and Chloe Kelly being shrewd additions – more about who they didn’t and the perceived absence of a coherent recruitment strategy.
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