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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Tom Garry

Transfer window verdict: how every WSL club fared in January

Left to right: Naomi Girma, Jenna Nighswonger, Kelly Gago and Kerolin; new signings at Chelsea, Arsenal, Everton and Manchester City respectively.
Left to right: Naomi Girma, Jenna Nighswonger, Kelly Gago and Kerolin; new signings at Chelsea, Arsenal, Everton and Manchester City respectively. Composite: Guardian Picture Desk; Chelsea FC/Getty Images; Arsenal FC/Getty Images; Tottenham Hotspur FC/Shutterstock; Manchester City FC

Arsenal

The deadline-day arrivals of Chloe Kelly on loan and of the USA defender Jenna Nighswonger, understood to be for a fee of about $100,000, (£80,550) which could represent a real bargain, have gone a fair way towards salvaging this window for Arsenal. Overall, though, it will be remembered more for the players Arsenal did not sign than they players they did. The club were linked with Naomi Girma and Keira Walsh, and fans will rightly wonder why two of the world’s best players in their positions joined their fierce rivals Chelsea. Window rating: 5/10

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