Man City manager Gareth Taylor believes the increase in major transfer deals across the WSL is a sign of things to come.
Taylor, 49, didn't make any additions to his squad before the deadline on Tuesday evening, but City were the exception to the rule with a flurry of activity across the league. Beth England moved to Tottenham for a domestic record transfer from Chelsea, while Arsenal tried to sign Alessia Russo for a world record fee from City's local rivals Man Utd, only for two bids to be rejected.
City did loan out Ruby Mace to Leicester, but had an otherwise quiet window, unlike much of the division. Ahead of a trip to the Foxes this week, Taylor believes the trading activity not only highlighted growth in the women's game, but that big spending would continue when the market re-opens in the summer.
