It's less than six months since Arsenal's world-record bid for striker Alessia Russo was rebuffed by Manchester United, and the Gunners have, at last, got their woman.
Arsenal's sensational January approach for Russo, which arrived in the final days of the window, was met with widespread incredulity. Surely United, on the precipice of qualifying for the Champions League - and perhaps even claiming the Women's Super League title - for the first time ever, would not consider selling their talisman to one of their closest challengers?
They didn't. After turning down two big-money bids for their number 23 - the second of which, believed to be in the region of £500,000, would have seen her surpass Keira Walsh to become the most expensive player in women's football history - Russo stayed put.
