{"id":14977,"date":"2026-07-07T07:06:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T07:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=14977"},"modified":"2026-07-07T07:06:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T07:06:53","slug":"arsenal-sign-prolific-hoffenheim-forward-selina-cerci-kaneryd-leaves-chelsea-for-lyonnes-arsenal-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=14977","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal sign prolific Hoffenheim forward Selina Cerci; Kaneryd leaves Chelsea for Lyonnes | Arsenal Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The Arsenal head coach, Ren\u00e9e Slegers, has said Selina Cerci is a \u201cgreat addition\u201d after the Germany forward joined the club from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Cerci scored 34 goals in 47 appearances for Hoffenheim in two seasons. She becomes the second player Arsenal have signed from the Frauen Bundesliga this summer, following Georgia Stanway from Bayern Munich, also on a free transfer.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"cdda5c4c-f830-4d9a-984a-ed0f3d7aa2b7\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-1oq85qr\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:2,&quot;element&quot;:{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Women\u2019s transfer window summer 2026: all deals from world\u2019s top six leagues&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;cdda5c4c-f830-4d9a-984a-ed0f3d7aa2b7&quot;,&quot;role&quot;:&quot;richLink&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/ng-interactive\/2026\/jun\/08\/womens-transfer-window-summer-2026-all-deals-from-worlds-top-six-leagues&quot;},&quot;ajaxUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:0,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:2}}\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u201cI\u2019m so pleased that Selina will be joining our group,\u201d said Slegers. \u201cShe has impressive goalscoring numbers and brings good presence, physicality and forward intent. Combined with her strong work ethic, we feel these qualities make her a great addition to our squad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Cerci, who also played for Werder Bremen, said: \u201cI\u2019m very excited to be here \u2013 it\u2019s a big honour to play for Arsenal and I can\u2019t wait to start. This is an opportunity to compete against and play alongside top players in one of the best leagues in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The 26-year-old has scored five times in 20 games for her country. She made her international debut in February 2022 and was part of Germany\u2019s squad at last year\u2019s European Championship. \u201cShe\u2019s an instinctive goalscorer with a proven record in the Bundesliga, and we believe she\u2019s in a strong position to transition to English football and Arsenal,\u201d said Arsenal\u2019s director of football, Clare Wheatley. \u201cWe welcome her and her family to the club.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Elsewhere, OL Lyonnes have confirmed the signing of the Sweden winger Johanna Rytting Kaneryd from Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Kaneryd helped Chelsea win seven major trophies, including three Women\u2019s Super League titles, two FA Cups and two League Cups.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The 29-year-old played 139 times for Chelsea, scoring 17 goals and providing 26 assists. She has signed a three-year contract with last season\u2019s Women\u2019s Champions League finalists.<\/p>\n<figure data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.NewsletterSignupBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-d9bay7\"><gu-island name=\"EmailSignUpWrapper\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;index&quot;:9,&quot;listId&quot;:6020,&quot;identityName&quot;:&quot;moving-the-goalposts&quot;,&quot;category&quot;:&quot;article-based&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;No topic is too small or too big for us to cover as we deliver a twice-weekly roundup of the wonderful world of women\u2019s football&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Moving the Goalposts&quot;,&quot;frequency&quot;:&quot;Weekly&quot;,&quot;theme&quot;:&quot;sport&quot;,&quot;illustrationSquare&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/media.guim.co.uk\/bd6558e38409404e6c45134ad863584bd5204287\/0_0_3000_3000\/500.jpg&quot;,&quot;exampleUrl&quot;:&quot;\/football\/series\/moving-the-goalposts\/latest&quot;,&quot;idApiUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/idapi.theguardian.com&quot;}\">skip past newsletter promotion<\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-1ao0bwb\">\n<div class=\"dcr-12qa5gp\">\n<hr class=\"dcr-1cjdlyj\"\/>\n<aside aria-label=\"newsletter promotion\" class=\"dcr-11zfjs0\">\n<div class=\"dcr-pspq5\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1gx5ko4\">\n<p class=\"dcr-vf9hps\">Sign up to <span>Moving the Goalposts<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1r7my33\">No topic is too small or too big for us to cover as we deliver a twice-weekly roundup of the wonderful world of women\u2019s football<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/media.guim.co.uk\/bd6558e38409404e6c45134ad863584bd5204287\/0_0_3000_3000\/500.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"dcr-xiq31o\"\/><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"EmailSignup-skip-link-9\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"after newsletter promotion\" role=\"note\" class=\"dcr-76akua\">after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n<p><\/gu-island><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The England striker Aggie Beever-Jones has signed a new contract with Chelsea until 2030. The 22-year-old, who has scored seven times in 16 cgames for her country, was part of the England squad that won Euro 2025.<\/p>\n<p>A product of Chelsea\u2019s academy, she said: \u201cIt feels great. Chelsea has been my club since I was a young girl, and that means a lot to me and my family. It\u2019s a very proud day, and I\u2019m super excited to be able to continue my journey and make more memories in blue.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Arsenal head coach, Ren\u00e9e Slegers, has said Selina Cerci is a \u201cgreat addition\u201d after&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14978,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14977"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14977\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}