Chloe Kelly has officially completed the Labor Transition to Arsenal by the end of the 2024/25 season, but she will have to be time before she made her debut.
Kelly returns to North-Landon After almost ten years, grown by representing Arsenal Academy of 12. The attacker signed his first professional contract with the club in 2016, before he stepped down for a year.
The 27-year-old approached the social media after the announcement, saying fans, “Your roots always pull you.”
Despite Arsenal’s ability to arrange an agreement over the line just a few minutes before closing the transfer in January, the fans will be intended to be patiently waiting for Kelly to retreat to the red -white.
Last minute wing player on the day of Rok …? 👀 pic.twitter.com/4NQS2W73WA
– Arsenal women (@arsenalwfc) 30 January 2025
Due to the conditions of her loan agreement, the standard practice meant that Kelly could not play in Arsenal’s Women’s Super League (WSL) Conflict against Manchester City on weekends.
Fans will have the opportunity to see Kelly withdrawing the Arsenal T -shirt on February 16th in the North London derby. Gunners will host Tottenham Hotspur at Emirates Stadium while Kelly returns to N5, carrying red and wide for the first time after eight years.
Gunners and Cityzens will face the semi -final stages of the Women’s Cup League of the Women’s Subway League. Kelly, however, because of the conditions of the loan agreement, cannot play.
Although, if Arsenal progresses to the finals of the Cup League, Kelly will be available to select the main coach Renee Slegers.
The striker will also miss Arsenal’s Adobe Women’s Fa Cup Fifth Circle against London City Lionese, after Man City has previously tied him to the Cup in a four-time game against Ipswich Town.
Despite the regulations of a tie they consider to be her inappropriate for domestic competitions in England, UEFA rules to play in quarterfinal stages Women’s Champions League.
All clubs can register three additional players before the quarterfinals take place, which means that both Kelly and the latest signature of Jenna Nighwonger can represent the club on the European stage.
However, Kelly may be forced in time before the Champions League debut in red and white if the side would be drawn into the quarterfinal phase. The rifles will confront any Real Madrid, VFL Wolfsburg or Man City in a place in the semi -finals of the European competition.
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