As the top women's leagues prepare to kick off for the 2025-26 season, GOAL reflects on a crazy summer of record-breaking spending
What a fascinating summer transfer window it has been for the women's game. There has been deadline-day drama, record-breaking spending and some huge names on the move - all while the European Championship, Africa Cup of Nations and Copa America were going on. It's been pretty hectic, to say the least.
There is still time for more business to occur, with the deadlines in some European leagues yet to pass, but the closure of one major window, that of the Women's Super League, means things will now start to wind down and clubs will be focused on the new seasons starting.
So, as that happens and the dust starts to settle on a wild few months, who has come out of this summer in good shape? And whose business has raised serious questions? GOAL runs through the winners and losers of the women's transfer window...