Manchester City sign former Arsenal forward Miedema on three-year deal | OneFootball

Manchester City have completed the signing of Dutch international forward Vivianne Miedema on a three-year deal.

WSL Full-Time were informed of the news via an official club press release from Manchester City this morning.

Miedema joins The Cityzens after leaving former club Arsenal upon the expiry of her contract. The 27-year-old is the all-time leading goalscorer in the Barclays Women’s Super League with 80 goals. In her seven years at Arsenal, Miedema netted 125 goals in 172 appearances for The Gunners in all competitions.

On the international stage, Miedema is The Netherlands’ all-time record goalscorer with 95 goals in 118 appearances. That goal tally is the highest across both the men’s and women’s national teams.

After joining Manchester City, Miedema said “The reason I chose City is because they have the same ambitions as me. They want to win the league and titles.

“Looking to the future, I’ve always said I want to play with the best players in the world and I think City have got that. I haven’t played as much football as I would have wished over the past two years, but I think and hope my best years are still to come. I hope I’m going to be able to help the team as much as I can do.

“I am just really excited to be part of the team and for the girls to hopefully help me and get me back to my best. If I get back to my best again then we can achieve really nice things together.

“I do think this is the place to be right now. In the end, it was an easy choice for me. I want to challenge myself every day in training, but also every single week in the games we play.”

Miedema becomes Manchester City’s first signing of the summer transfer window.