Overview
- The English women’s winter transfer window runs from 2 January to 3 February 2026, with clubs already active after a record-spending year in 2025.
- Trinity Rodman’s Washington Spirit contract expired on 31 December, and top European clubs, including Chelsea, are monitoring her situation as NWSL salary talks shape her next step.
- A large cohort enters the final six months of deals, including England’s Ella Toone and Georgia Stanway, PSG’s Mary Earps, Real Madrid’s Caroline Weir, and Chelsea’s Sam Kerr, Millie Bright and Lucy Bronze.
- Manchester City’s priority is a new contract for top scorer Khadija Shaw, with positive talks reported ahead of a title push.
- Early business includes Manchester United signing Lea Schüller and Hanna Lundkvist plus a new deal for Hinata Miyazawa, Tottenham adding Signe Gaupset, Hanna Wijk and Matilda Nildén, City renewing Alex Greenwood, Kerstin Casparij and Rebecca Knaak, while Liverpool and West Ham are expected to recruit heavily and Arsenal pursue a goalkeeper and right-back, including target Smilla Holmberg.