Will Arsenal women’s loan players be Gunners next season?
Will Arsenal women’s loan players be Gunners next season? Arsenal’s women’s loan group has been spread across the WSL, WSL 2 and abroad this season, but the more important question now is which of those players genuinely have a route back next year. Photo by Jack Thomas/Getty Images Among the big topics from this season is the issue of players going out on loan and not doing well, with the idea of academy teams potentially playing in Tier 3 in future seen as one way of addressing that.
This is the right time to look at the players on professional contracts who are currently, or were previously, on loan in the WSL, WSL 2 and abroad. First, there are two types of Arsenal players on loan, senior players and youth players. There are two senior players and seven youngsters who are, or were, out on loan.
The senior players are in a different situation from the younger ones, as in theory they should be the ones coming back next season. Arsenal women senior players on loan Jenna Nighswonger is on loan at Aston Villa Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images She is clearly a player the coaching staff do not count on, having played only 15 minutes in the first half of the season. Aston Villa took her on loan with an option to buy.
Regardless of her skills, strengths and weaknesses, it looks obvious she will not come back to Arsenal. Rosa Kafaji is on loan at Brighton Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images She could come back next season, but the big question is where she would play, as a 7, 9, 10 or 11? Would she be part of the players regularly in the starting XI?
Her loan has been successful in terms of games and performances. If, as expected, multiple players leave in the 7 and 11 positions, that would leave spaces for her to come back. Arsenal women youth players on loan Laila Harbert is on loan at Everton, having previously been on loan at Portland Thorns Photo by Christian Kaspar-Bartke/Getty Images The Everton loan has been a disaster so far, with zero minutes.
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