The winter transfer window has been unexpectedly busy in the women’s game, especially as a flurry of U.S. women’s national team players swap the NWSL for teams in Europe. Naomi Girma’s $1.1 million transfer from the San Diego Wave to Chelsea is the headlining act of the window, with the Blues spending a record fee in the women’s game for the center back’s services. Girma is not the only USWNT player swapping the NWSL for Europe, though – Jenna Nighswonger joined Arsenal shortly before the WSL transfer window closed on Thursday, while The Guardian reports that Crystal Dunn is on her way to Paris Saint-Germain. Arsenal reportedly paid NJ/NY Gotham FC $100,000 to sign Nighswonger, per The Athletic, while Dunn will undergo a medical in Paris after her deal with Gotham was terminated on Tuesday. Gotham reportedly looked into a trade within the league for Dunn, per The Athletic, but the asking price meant a deal never came together.
Grouped with Kerolin’s move from the North Carolina Courage to Manchester City on a free transfer, it’s hard not to notice the influx of ex-NWSL talent now playing for European clubs. That said, there’s an argument to be made that it is not time for the NWSL to panic over these…
