Alessia Russo has remained a Manchester United participant after Women’s Super League competitors Arsenal attempted to signal the England striker prior to the switch closing date.
The Gunners have been having a look to strengthen their assault and introduced a big-money bid for Russo a couple of days in the past.
That bid used to be rejected by means of United, as used to be a follow-up world-record be offering – reported to be slightly below £500,000 – and Russo used to be nonetheless a United participant when the switch window closed at 5pm on Tuesday.
That deal would have surpassed the £350,000-£400,000 to begin with concept to had been paid by means of Barcelona to signal England teammate Keira Walsh from Manchester City in September.
That quantity used to be later known as into query when Barcelona girls’s common supervisor Markel Zubizarreta advised Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo the membership paid lower than €350,000 (£310,000) for the midfielder, with out revealing the precise quantity.
Russo has netted 5 objectives throughout 9 WSL appearances for United this season and would had been a perfect answer for Arsenal supervisor Jonas Eidevall.
The Gunners have misplaced forwards Beth Mead and Vivianne Miedema to anterior cruciate ligament accidents.
United lead the WSL, degree on issues with protecting champions Chelsea, whilst Arsenal take a seat 3rd, 3 issues in the back of however with a sport in hand.
Russo scored 4 occasions to lend a hand England win Euro 2022, together with a memorable backheel within the semi-final victory over Sweden that earned her a nomination for the Fifa Puskas Award for objective of the 12 months.
Liverpool have re-signed striker Natasha Dowie from Reading on mortgage till the top of the season.
The 34-year-old in the past had 3 seasons on the membership underneath present supervisor Matt Beard from 2013 to 2015, throughout which era she scored 45 objectives in 66 appearances and gained two Women’s Super League titles.
“It’s been a surreal last couple of days and it’s all happened quite quickly to be honest, but I’m over the moon to be back,” stated Dowie, who’s eligible for the league sport with Leicester on 12 February as she can not play in opposition to her dad or mum membership this weekend.
“This is my house and it is the place I’ve had such nice reminiscences – the most efficient reminiscences of my soccer occupation, successful the league right here – and I simply in point of fact need to lend a hand Liverpool rise up the desk up to I will and be concerned. “