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Manchester City signed WSL grounds goalscorer Vivianne Miedema (right) aft she near Arsenal

Emma Sanders

BBC Sport women’s shot news reporter

The Women's Super League's summertime transportation model has closed - truthful who do you deliberation did nan champion business?

Nine caller signings were confirmed successful nan apical formation earlier Friday's 23:00 BST deadline, pinch England world Nikita Parris joining Brighton from Manchester United successful nan day's standout move.

BBC Sport assesses each imperishable move made by nan 12 WSL clubs this summertime - positive person your opportunity connected each nan ins and outs.

Arsenal

Ins

  • Rosa Kafaji (Forward, from BK Hacken)

  • Daphne van Domselaar (Goalkeeper, from Aston Villa)

  • Sophie Harwood (Midfielder, from Southampton)

  • Mariona Caldentey (Forward, from Barcelona)

Outs

  • Vivianne Miedema (Forward, to Manchester City)

  • Cloe Lacasse (Forward, to Utah Royals)

  • Gio Queiroz (Forward, to Atletico Madrid)

  • Gesa Marashi (Midfielder, to London City Lionesses)

  • Sabrina D'Angelo (Goalkeeper, to Aston Villa)

  • Kaylan Marckese (Goalkeeper, to Tampa Bay Sun)

Allowing Netherlands striker Vivianne Miedema, 28, to time off connected a free transportation to a WSL rival was foolish business but Arsenal responded by making immoderate beardown signings.

Spain winger Mariona Caldentey’s presence from Barcelona was a scoop and nan 28-year-old takes them to different level, while 21-year-old Sweden guardant Rosa Kafaji is different breathtaking attacking talent. They person besides improved their goalkeeping options pinch Netherlands world Daphne van Domselaar coming from Aston Villa.

I deliberation it's been a beautiful beardown model from Arsenal, who person improved their starting XI.

Aston Villa

Ins

  • Chasity Grant (Forward, from Ajax)

  • Missy Bo Kearns (Midfielder, from Liverpool)

  • Gabi Nunes (Forward, from Levante)

  • Paula Tomas (Defender, from Levante)

  • Sabrina D'Angelo (Goalkeeper, from Arsenal)

  • Miri Taylor (Midfielder, from Liverpool)

  • Katie Robinson (Forward, from Brighton)

Outs

  • Daphne van Domselaar (Goalkeeper, to Arsenal)

  • Alisha Lehmann (Forward, to Juventus)

  • Simone Magill (Forward, to Birmingham City)

  • Olivia McLoughlin (Midfielder, to Rangers)

Big spenders. There tin beryllium nary doubting Villa's ambitions this play pinch nan money they person spent successful nan transportation window.

English midfielder Missy Bo Kearns improves their depth, while Brazil guardant Gabi Nunes is an breathtaking attacking addition.

However, losing Netherlands goalkeeper Van Domselaar was a rustle and will wounded them contempt bringing successful Canada's Sabrina D’Angelo. Overall, an intriguing model that will raise expectations.

Brighton

Ins

  • Nikita Parris (Forward, from Manchester United)

  • Fran Kirby (Midfielder, from Chelsea)

  • Jelena Cankovic (Midfielder, from Chelsea)

  • Marisa Olislagers (Defender, from FC Twente)

  • Aisha Masaka (Forward, from BK Hacken)

  • Bex Rayner (Midfielder, from Sheffield United)

  • Hannah Poulter (Goalkeeper, free agent)

  • Rachel McLauchlan (Defender, from Rangers)

  • Marit Auee (Defender, from FC Twente)

  • Kiko Seike (Forward, from Urawa Red Diamonds)

Outs

  • Elisabeth Terland (Forward, to Manchester United)

  • Julia Zigiotti (Forward, to Bayern Munich)

  • Emma Kullberg (Defender, to Juventus)

  • Veatriki Sarri (Midfielder, to Everton)

  • Katie Robinson (Midfielder, to Aston Villa)

  • Tatiana Pinto (Midfielder, to Atletico Madrid)

  • Lee Geum-min (Forward, to Birmingham City)

Brighton ne'er person a quiet transportation window. Once again, they person made wholesale changes.

The departures of England winger Katie Robinson, Sweden midfielder Julia Zigiotti and Norwegian top-scorer Elisabeth Terland, among others, were damaging.

But they person recruited very good successful consequence pinch 31-year-old England world Fran Kirby's presence a immense statement, earlier they picked up England and Manchester United guardant Nikita Parris, 30, connected deadline day.

New head Dario Vidosic has a batch to do to gel nan squad earlier nan play starts but location is plentifulness of talent to activity with.

Chelsea

Ins

  • Lucy Bronze (Defender, from Barcelona)

  • Sandy Baltimore (Forward, from Paris St-Germain)

  • Maelys Mpome (Defender, from Montpellier)

  • Julia Bartel (Midfielder, from Barcelona)

  • Oriane Jean-Francois (Midfielder, from Paris St-Germain)

  • Louna Ribadeira (Forward, from Paris FC)

  • Veerle Buurman (Defender, from PSV Eindhoven)

Outs

  • Emily Orman (Goalkeeper, to London City Lionesses)

  • Jelena Cankovic (Midfielder, to Brighton)

  • Katerina Svitkova (Midfielder, to Slavia Prague)

  • Jess Carter (Midfielder, to NY/NJ Gotham)

  • Nicky Evrard (Goalkeeper, to PSV Eindhoven)

  • Amelia Ajao (Forward, to London City Lionesses)

  • Melanie Leupolz (Midfielder, to Real Madrid)

  • Maren Mjelde (Defender, to Arna-Bjornar)

  • Fran Kirby (Midfielder, to Brighton)

  • Reanna Blades (Forward, free agent)

  • Alsu Abdullina (Defender, free agent)

  • Ann-Katrin Berger (Goalkeeper, to NY/NJ Gotham)

Chelsea's business was completed early and having dominated for truthful long, they did not request excessively galore additions.

France winger Sandy Baltimore and 32-year-old England defender Lucy Bronze are big-name signings who will amended their extent and they will invited backmost Australia striker Sam Kerr from her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) wounded this play too.

The champions moved connected a batch of players to trim nan squad size which was adjuvant but caller leader Sonia Bompastor mightiness consciousness she needs much successful midfield.

Crystal Palace

Ins

  • My Cato (Midfielder, from IFK Norrkoping)

  • Milla-Maj Majasaari (Goalkeeper, from Anderlecht)

  • Mille Gejl (Forward, from North Carolina Courage)

  • Ashleigh Weerden (Forward, from Ajax)

  • Indiah-Page Riley (Forward, from PSV Eindhoven)

  • Shae Yanez (Goalkeeper, from Bristol City)

  • Katrine Veje (Defender, from Everton)

  • Josie Green (Midfielder, from Leicester)

  • Katie Stengel (Forward, from NJ/NY Gotham FC)

Outs

  • Ellie Noble (Midfielder, to Blackburn)

  • Polly Doran (Defender, to Linkoping)

  • Kirsten Reilly (Midfielder, free agent)

  • Fran Kitching (Goalkeeper, free agent)

  • Natalia Negri (Goalkeeper, free agent)

  • Shauna Guyatt (Midfielder, free agent)

The measurement up to nan WSL is simply a large 1 for Crystal Palace truthful it was nary astonishment to spot they were engaged successful nan marketplace and it was encouraging really overmuch business they were capable to do.

Denmark defender Katrine Veje from Everton and Finnish goalkeeper Milla-Maj Majasaari from Anderlecht are peculiarly shrewd additions, while they brought successful immoderate bully young players connected loan.

However, they still deficiency WSL acquisition wrong nan squad truthful will they person enough?

Everton

Ins

  • Inma Gabarro (Forward, from Sevilla)

  • Toni Payne (Forward, from Sevilla)

  • Veatriki Sarri (Midfielder, from Brighton)

  • Melissa Lawley (Forward, from Liverpool)

  • Honoka Hayashi (Midfielder, from West Ham)

Outs

  • Martina Piemonte (Forward, to Lazio)

  • Katrine Veje (Defender, to Crystal Palace)

  • Eleanor Dale (Forward, to Sunderland)

  • Hanna Bennison (Midfielder, to Juventus)

  • Toni Duggan (Forward, free agent)

Everton's financial troubles are good known truthful they were ever going to beryllium successful for a conflict successful nan transportation window.

They mislaid Sweden midfielder Hanna Bennison to Juventus and allowed Italian guardant Martina Piemonte to time off aft an underwhelming spell successful Merseyside.

However, Brian Sorensen has been capable to bring successful immoderate bully players including Spain's Inma Gabarro and West Ham's Japan midfielder Honoka Hayashi connected a free transfer.

If they debar an wounded situation for illustration past season, they should beryllium OK but their squad isn't arsenic beardown arsenic others successful nan league.

Leicester City

Ins

  • Shana Chossenotte (Forward, from Reims)

  • Noemie Mouchon (Forward, from Reims)

  • Ruby Mace (Midfielder, from Manchester City)

  • Sari Kees (Defender, from Leuven)

  • Chantelle Swaby (Defender, from Fleury)

  • Asmita Ale (Defender, from Tottenham)

Outs

  • Ava Baker (Midfielder, to Birmingham City)

  • Josie Green (Midfielder, to Crystal Palace)

  • Remy Siemsen (Forward, to Kristianstads)

  • Aimee Palmer (Midfielder, to Southampton)

  • Monique Robinson (Midfielder, to Sheffield United)

  • Demi Lambourne (Goalkeeper, to Sunderland)

Under caller head Amandine Miquel, Leicester person dipped into nan French marketplace for this summer's transportation window.

They person added spot successful depth, arsenic good arsenic bringing successful young talent specified arsenic England younker internationals Ruby Mace from Manchester City and Asmita Ale from Tottenham connected imperishable deals.

I'm intrigued to spot really they get on. Their business has gone nether nan radar.

Liverpool

Ins

  • Olivia Smith (Forward, from Sporting Lisbon)

  • Gemma Evans (Defender, from Manchester United)

  • Cornelia Kapocs (Forward, from Linkoping)

Outs

  • Holly McEvoy (Midfielder, to Aberdeen)

  • Missy Bo Kearns (Midfielder, to Aston Villa)

  • Shanice van de Sanden (Forward, to Pachuca)

  • Melissa Lawley (Forward, to Everton)

  • Miri Taylor (Midfielder, to Aston Villa)

  • Emma Koivisto (Defender, to AC Milan)

  • Natasha Flint (Forward, to Tampa Bay Sun)

Liverpool were ever expected to person a quiet model but person they been excessively quiet?

The departure of Finland right-back Emma Koivisto raised eyebrows and they person not replaced her, alternatively promoting academy postgraduate Lucy Parry and signing versatile Wales defender Gemma Evans from Manchester United.

They did break their transportation grounds by signing for Canadian world Olivia Smith, 19, and Sweden's Cornelia Kapocs could beryllium different breathtaking young talent - but I still deliberation they request much reinforcements successful defence.

Manchester City

Ins

  • Naomi Layzell (Defender, from Bristol City)

  • Ayaka Yamashita (Goalkeeper, from INAC Kobe)

  • Eve Annets (Goalkeeper, from Reading)

  • Aoba Fujino (Forward, from Tokyo Verdy)

  • Risa Shimizu (Defender, from West Ham)

  • Vivianne Miedema (Forward, from Arsenal)

  • Katie Startup (Goalkeeper, from Brighton)

Outs

  • Emma Siddall (Defender, to Burnley)

  • Annie Hutchins (Midfielder, to Portsmouth)

  • Ruby Mace (Midfielder, to Leicester)

  • Demi Stokes (Defender, to Newcastle)

  • Filippa Angeldahl (Midfielder, to Real Madrid)

  • Ellie Roebuck (Goalkeeper, to Barcelona)

  • Esme Morgan (Defender, to Washington Spirit)

It's been a beardown model from Manchester City.

As good arsenic welcoming Netherlands midfielder Jill Roord backmost from an ACL wounded this season, they person added compatriot Miedema and Japan striker Aoba Fujino to an already terrifying frontline.

Risa Shimizu's presence from West Ham was different awesome portion of business but they person been dealt a rustle arsenic she will miss astir of nan play pinch an ACL wounded picked up during nan Olympics.

There were plentifulness of departures but City person much than capable successful their squad and will beryllium correct up location successful nan title challenge.

Manchester United

Ins

  • Celin Bizet (Forward, from Tottenham)

  • Simi Awujo (Midfielder, from University of Southern California)

  • Anna Sandberg (Defender, from BK Hacken)

  • Elisabeth Terland (Forward, from Brighton)

  • Melvine Malard (Forward, from Lyon)

  • Dominique Janssen (Defender, from Wolfsburg)

Outs

  • Gemma Evans (Defender, to Liverpool)

  • Katie Zelem (Midfielder, to Angel City)

  • Mary Earps (Goalkeeper, to Paris St-Germain)

  • Lucia Garcia (Forward, to Monterrey)

  • Irene Guerrero (Midfielder, to Club America)

  • Holly Deering (Midfielder, to Liverpool Feds)

  • Layla Proctor (Midfielder, to Lewes)

  • Nikita Parris (Forward, to Brighton)

United were criticised astatine nan commencement of nan model erstwhile England goalkeeper Mary Earps, Spain guardant Lucia Garcia and skipper Katie Zelem left.

But they person recruited good successful response. Netherlands defender Dominique Janssen from Wolfsburg will amended their defence, while Norwegians Elisabeth Terland and Celin Bizet boost their attacking threat.

Losing past season's apical scorer Nikita Parris connected deadline time is disappointing but United were smart by triggering her action clause to guarantee they received a interest erstwhile she moved to Brighton.

Overall, I deliberation it's been a bully model from United.

Tottenham Hotspur

Ins

  • Hayley Raso (Forward, from Real Madrid)

  • Amanda Nilden (Defender, from Juventus)

  • Clare Hunt (Defender, from Paris St-Germain)

  • Ella Morris (Defender, from Southampton)

  • Anna Csiki (Midfielder, from BK Hacken)

  • Maite Oroz (Midfielder, from Real Madrid)

Outs

  • Celin Bizet (Forward, to Manchester United)

  • Barbora Votikova (Goalkeeper, to Slavia Prague)

  • Shelina Zadorsky (Defender, to West Ham

  • Ellie Brazil (Forward, to Charlton)

  • Asmita Ale (Defender, to Leicester)

  • Gracie Pearse (Defender, to Charlton)

  • Nikola Karczewska (Foward, to AC Milan)

  • Ria Percival (Defender, free agent)

  • Ramona Petzelberger (Midfielder, free agent)

Tottenham person had an underwhelming transportation window, losing cardinal players specified arsenic Norway guardant Bizet and 21-year-old England midfielder Grace Clinton - nan second returning to United aft nan extremity of her indebtedness agreement.

Both were instrumental past play and will beryllium difficult to replace. Australian Hayley Raso is simply a bully summation and they person made Sweden defender Amanda Nilden's move from Juventus permanent.

But I don't deliberation Tottenham person improved their squad capable to situation past season's apical five.

West Ham United

Ins

  • Manuela Pavi (Forward, from Deportivo Cali)

  • Camila Saez (Defender, from Madrid CFF)

  • Kinga Szemik (Goalkeeper, from Reims)

  • Shelina Zadorsky (Defender, from Tottenham)

  • Seraina Piubel (Midfielder, from FC Zurich)

  • Oona Siren (Midfielder, from LSK Kvinner)

Outs

  • Emma Snerle (Midfielder, to Fiorentina)

  • Hawa Cissoko (Defender, to Roma)

  • Honoka Hayashi (Midfielder, to Everton)

  • Mel Filis (Midfielder, to Charlton)

  • Risa Shimizu (Defender, to Manchester City)

  • Abbey-Leigh Stringer (Midfielder, to DC Power)

  • Mackenzie Arnold (Goalkeeper, to Portland Thorns)

It's been different challenging summertime for West Ham, who support losing their champion players connected nan expiry of their contracts without making immoderate money.

Australia goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold and French defender Hawa Cissoko, who were captains, some left, alongside Japan duo Risa Shimizu and Honoka Hayashi – each 4 were regular starters past season.

They person managed to get a fewer signings complete nan statement to effort to switch them but I don't deliberation it will beryllium capable and they will struggle.

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