Keira Walsh is getting closer to file by Arsenal from the European champion, Barcelona, as club sources have informed 90min.
The England international signed for the Catalan team from Manchester City in September 2022 in a world record deal.
The news that Arsenal were going to sign the midfielder emerged at the end of last week, as Walsh entered the final year of her contract with Barça.
Sources have told 90min that should Walsh be sold, Barcelona would try to recoup as much of her original transfer fee as possible in a bid not to lose out financially, but there is no suggestion that Arsenal will pay anywhere near the fee. original because Walsh only has one year left on his contract.
90min understands the Gunners have been working behind the scenes on a move for Walsh for months and have been waiting for the right time to initiate club-to-club contact.
The signing would be very beneficial for Arsenal, whose midfield suffered at the beginning of the month after the injury of Victoria Pelova, who tore her anterior cruciate ligament while playing for the Netherlands.
Arsenal already had Walsh in their sights long before this happened, but Pelova’s injury gives them extra incentive to bring in an experienced midfielder for next season, and could boast some of the top WSL options in midfield, with Kim Little, Lia Walti and Kyra Cooney-Cross all in the club.
Barcelona are already preparing reinforcements in case Walsh leaves. The possible departure of the midfielder from her squad is expected to unlock the signing of versatile Man City star Laia Aleixandri.
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