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Hannah Pinnock

Tottenham Women confirm loan signing of Arsenal and Japan midfielder Mana Iwabuchi

Tottenham Hotspur Women have confirmed the loan signing of midfielder Mana Iwabuchi, who joins from Arsenal for the remainder of the 2022/23 season.

The 29-year-old will wear the number 20 shirt at Spurs and follows striker Bethany England through the door this transfer window. Iwabuchi initially moved to the Women's Super League in 2020 with Aston Villa, before she completed the switch the North London in May 2021.

The Japan international struggled for game time under Jonas Eidevall and will be eager for more minutes with the World Cup on the horizon. She already has 37 goals in 85 games on the international stage and came on as a substitute in the 2011 World Cup final against the USA.

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