Overview
- Arsenal announced the free signing of Misa Rodríguez on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, with multiple outlets reporting a three-year contract plus an optional 12th month.
- Rodríguez will wear the number 16 shirt and join a four-player goalkeeping group that includes Daphne van Domselaar, Anneke Borbe and summer arrival Isabella Damm.
- She arrives with a proven record at club and international level, having made 215 appearances for Real Madrid, captained the side in 2025 and earned roughly two dozen Spain caps while being part of the 2023 World Cup and 2024 Nations League squads.
- The signing responds directly to last season’s goalkeeper injury problems, including van Domselaar’s surgery and Manuela Zinsberger’s ACL issue, and is counted among a busy transfer window that has brought several free agents to north London.
- For Arsenal the move offers immediate depth and leadership in goal, forces a selection decision for head coach Renée Slegers and could give the squad more stability as it aims to convert last season’s near-misses into trophy wins.