Manchester United Women have continued to shake up their playing squad.
Ins and outs
Marc Skinner’s side have lost a significant amount of experience this summer, with the likes of Hannah Blundell and Millie Turner moving on.
More regular first teamers such as Lisa Naalsund and Melvine Malard have also said goodbye to the Progress with Unity Stadium.
United have strengthened, though, with the signing of Spanish full-back Andrea Medina and Leicester City keeper Janina Leitzig.
The Red Devils have also signed up numerous youth players to professional deals, such as Jessica Anderson, Scarlett Hill and Layla Drury.
Another departure
Owing to the signing of Leitzig last week, who will compete with Phallon Tullis-Joyce for the number one spot, Kayla Rendell has left the club on loan.
The club posted on their official X page, “good luck to Kayla Rendell, who has joined Newcastle United on loan for the 2026/27 season.”
They also added the supportive message, “you’ve got this, Kayla.”
ℹ️ Good luck to Kayla Rendell, who has joined Newcastle United on loan for the 2026/27 season 🤝
You've got this, Kayla 🧤
🔗 https://t.co/OIIFZy8OeK pic.twitter.com/2tzpTkg5vC
— Manchester United Women (@ManUtdWomen) July 27, 2026
The club’s official site explained, “the talented shot-stopper became a Red in January 2025 upon transferring from Southampton, where she made 134 senior appearances after coming through the Saints’ youth ranks.”
They also added, “Rendell has since furthered her experience as a member of United’s first-team squad and the 25-year-old will now continue her development by heading up to the North East this term.”
She has represented England at various youth levels, including under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-23s.
Commenting on the move to Newcastle’s website, she claimed, “the name speaks for itself, it’s a massive club with a lot of ambition. It was exciting for me to join this part of the journey. I want to help the squad progress to the next level.”
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Alex Browne
Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master's degree from Queen's University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person's Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.