Miedema to leave Arsenal at end of the season
Striker Vivianne Miedema will leave Arsenal at the end of the season after seven years, the club have announced.
The Netherlands international joined the Gunners from Bayern Munich in 2017 and has scored 125 goals and provided 50 assists in 172 appearances.
BBC Sport understands Arsenal made the decision not to renew Miedema’s contract, with Manchester City interested in signing the 27-year-old once she becomes a free agent.
In a video posted on Instagram, Miedema said it was time for her journey with the Gunners to come to an end.
She said: “To have represented a club like this, with so much history and tradition, has been an absolute honour.
“So above all else, I would like to say thank you for making this chapter of my life so memorable.”
In a letter titled ‘So long, Arsenal’ posted on the club’s Instagram, external, Miedema wrote: “Being part of this group of players over the years has always inspired me to be the best I can be.”
Miedema won the Women’s Super League title in 2018-19 and three Women’s League Cups during her time in north London.
She is the all-time top-scorer in the WSL with 79 goals and has lifted the Golden Boot – the award for the most goals scored in a single season – twice.
After rupturing her anterior cruciate ligament in December 2022, Miedema spent 10 months on the sidelines, returning in October 2023.
She then underwent minor knee surgery in March which has limited her playing time to just 13 games this campaign.
Arsenal sporting director Edu said Miedema’s performances have been of the “highest quality” and she “has created so many wonderful memories”.
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