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Lioness will leave German club at end of season
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Gunners targeting world-class midfielder
Arsenal are among the leading candidates to sign Georgia Stanway this summer after Bayern Munich confirmed the England midfielder will leave the German club when her contract expires.
According to sources, the north London club are understood to be one of a number of teams interested in acquiring the 27-year-old on a free transfer, but Renée Slegers’ team are leading the running having tracked Stanway’s progress and are eager to add a world-class midfielder to their squad.
Stanway helped England win back-to-back European titles as well as being part of a Bayern Munich team that has won three consecutive Frauen Bundesliga titles since she arrived in the summer of 2022.
Bayern’s director of women’s football, Bianca Rech, praised her “commitment and character”, adding in a statement on Saturday: “As the first English player at FC Bayern Women, Georgia Stanway not only made history but also stole our hearts. We talked a lot and openly about her future, and when she told us that she now wanted to try something new, her reasons were completely understandable.”
Stanway posted on social media that she has made lifelong friends at the German club,: “I will give everything for the club and its sporting success until my very last day, just as I have for the past three and a half years. And I want to say goodbye to the club and the fans at the end of the season with as many titles as possible.”
Continue reading…Lioness will leave German club at end of seasonGunners targeting world-class midfielderArsenal are among the leading candidates to sign Georgia Stanway this summer after Bayern Munich confirmed the England midfielder will leave the German club when her contract expires.According to sources, the north London club are understood to be one of a number of teams interested in acquiring the 27-year-old on a free transfer, but Renée Slegers’ team are leading the running having tracked Stanway’s progress and are eager to add a world-class midfielder to their squad.
Stanway helped England win back-to-back European titles as well as being part of a Bayern Munich team that has won three consecutive Frauen Bundesliga titles since she arrived in the summer of 2022.
Bayern’s director of women’s football, Bianca Rech, praised her “commitment and character”, adding in a statement on Saturday: “As the first English player at FC Bayern Women, Georgia Stanway not only made history but also stole our hearts. We talked a lot and openly about her future, and when she told us that she now wanted to try something new, her reasons were completely understandable.”
Stanway posted on social media that she has made lifelong friends at the German club,: “I will give everything for the club and its sporting success until my very last day, just as I have for the past three and a half years. And I want to say goodbye to the club and the fans at the end of the season with as many titles as possible.” Continue reading…