Evening Standard
·30 January 2025
Evening Standard
·30 January 2025
Arsenal Women are making moves ahead of the deadline
Arsenal Women have had a late loan bid accepted by Manchester City for Lionesses winger Chloe Kelly.
Kelly is looking to leave City before Thursday night’s transfer deadline in search of more game time ahead of this summer’s Euros.
The winger is also on the radar of Manchester United, who are in the race to sign her.
Standard Sport understands that Arsenal have made a late loan offer as well and are pushing to get a deal done.
Kelly revealed her intention to leave City during a statement posted on social media on Wednesday night.
The statement read: “For a long time I've tried to work through professional challenges privately, not commenting publicly, but with my situation increasingly being debated in the public domain I feel it's time to be open and transparent and you heard it from my perspective.
"A key lesson I have learned in my life is that whilst I can't control someone's negative behaviour towards me, I can control how long I am prepared to tolerate it.
Chloe Kelly could be on the move tonight.
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"From day one, I've felt so much love from my teammates and the fans. With my contract expiring in June I've accepted my future is not at this club beyond then.
"With the Euros fast approaching, this summer is a huge one and I want to be in a position to give it my best shot to represent my country. Something which has always filled me with such pride and it is a true honour to do so.
“However, to be dictated whom I can and can't join with only four months left of the football season is having a huge impact on not only my career by my mental wellbeing.
“The situation has been dragged on for too long, it's disappointing and not right.
"I'm at a pivotal point in my life and my career is so important to me and is very disappointing that the sport we love can make you feel this way especially after there's been so much growth in our sport.
“This is why I'm posting this because I want to make you all aware that we as players dedicate our lives to our sport and our clubs but our dreams can be crushed whilst we live in silence.
"I am human and I have and will give everything to the game that I love. Ultimately I just want to be happy again."