Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain are interested by signing Arsenal striker Vivianne Miedema within the summer season, with the Dutch international’s destiny presently unsure.
Miedema is one of the satisfactory goalscorers within the global, ranked only behind Chelsea duo Sam Kerr and Fran Kirby in 90min’s list of the pinnacle 10 excellent WSL players of 2021.
Last year, she became the WSL’s all-time main goalscorer, despite handiest arriving within the league in 2017, and has substantially raised the bar in the course of her time in England.
But Miedema is keen for fulfillment at the very highest stage. She became clear in December whilst she said in an interview with the Daily Telegraph that she wants to win the Champions League and wouldn’t hesitate to transport on if she feels that Arsenal will fall short on delivering that.
Miedema considers the Gunners ‘capable’ and in her own words might ‘love to live’, but changed into refreshingly open when she declared, “…if I experience just like the club isn't going in the right route then lamentably sufficient I’d probably need to flow to win the Champions League some other place.”
In the identical interview, 25-12 months-old admitted that standards were allow slip at Arsenal over the preceding decade and only now is the club transferring within the proper path. She said that a blistering begin to the season had impressed her, however it's miles really worth mentioning that the Gunners are currently in a hunch and feature misplaced four of their closing 5 games in all competitions.
Miedema, who become additionally linked with Lyon remaining summer time on the identical time as Arsenal had been negotiating a cope with the French club for Nikita Parris, has visible first hand this season the nonetheless vast gulf in magnificence between the Gunners and Barcelona in heavy Champions League defeats.
The present day from the Daily Telegraph describes Barça, alongside reigning French champions PSG, as ‘ of the leading contenders’ to land the participant. Other un-named NWSL clubs inside the United States are also said to be in the blend, even though no offers from any suitors have not begun been recommend.
Miedema has been defined as a ‘precedence’ target for Barcelona, despite the fact that their recruitment in that area of the pitch should yet be formed with the aid of whether or not Jennifer Hermoso, who completed 2nd in the Ballon d’Or Feminin rankings on the cease of 2021, stays on the club.
Arsenal are not anticipated to entertain letting any gamers cross during the remainder of the January transfer window, but their efforts to signal Sweden international striker Stina Blackstenius, who had earlier look set to join Manchester United, appearance very sensible.
