The departure of Chloe Kelly from Manchester City is one of the most public and loaded transfers in the WSL history. We look at all sides of the movement of the winger at Rivals Arsenal and analyze the fallout.
The view of … Chloe Kelly
Kelly has been open with her frustrations and went to social media before and after her move to Arsenal was completed.
She accused the Manchester City of trying to “kill her character” and “false accusations” after her relationship with the club deteriorated.
In the coming months, Kelly sees as “crucial” in her career, in which Sarina Wiegman warns that her first team football is essential if she is selected by England for this summer's euro.
Kelly wanted to stay in the northwest and the interest of Manchester United seemed the perfect solution, both on a personal and professional basis.
However, the multiple approaches of United were rejected, which led to an increasing sense of disappointment and sorrow on the part of the player.
A temporary move back to her teenage club Arsenal will hopefully see Kelly rediscover her shape, and perhaps even more importantly, her smile.
The view from … Manchester City
Manchester City has tried to balance the will of the player and the needs of the club everywhere.
Sources in the club state that they have worked hard to find Kelly First team football, but the situation has not been easy.
A Brighton loan offer was accepted by the club but rejected by the winger, who was holding a more favorable step.
Interest of Manchester United was rejected, with sources spread over the nature of the offers.
Insiders at Man City Claim United's offer did not meet the requirement to fully pay Kelly's wages. On the other hand, Sky Sports News is also told that United explored loan and permanent deals for the player.
When Arsenal's offer came within a few hours before the deadline, it represented a deal that she was happy to close.
Regarding the relationship between club and player, these are clear things became more frace as it came closer to the deadline.
The city was unhappy with Kelly's behavior as her frustrations grew, a situation that became almost untenable after she was not available for games after the winter break.
The view of … Arsenal
Arsenal, who was Bot in their attack on WSL leaders Chelsea on Sunday, is pleased to have added a player with such a creative spark at a fractionally low costs.
Kelly came through their system as a teenager in London Colney and is very thought.
With Leah Williamson in England, Lotte Wubben-Moy and Beth Mead in the club, she has friends ready to make her comfortable and welcome on and next to the field.
Renee Slesers will also be happy that they still implement a weapon as Arsenal seems to go deep in domestic cup matches and to set up a challenge in the Champions League.
The view of … Manchester United
Manchester United is disappointed that they have missed a player that they judge so strongly, but were not willing to pay the opportunities in January.
Kelly's stay in North Londs is temporary for the time being, which means that United could income for her in the summer as a free agent.
They will keep a close eye on the shape of Kelly and the future in the coming months.
Summary
In the end, the situation is a sad end to a fantastic four and a half years in Manchester City for the 27-year-old.
During that time, Kelly developed into one of the best broad players in the competition, broke in the team of England, scored the most important goal in the history of Lionesses and gave fans numerous moments of excitement and quality.
She spent almost a year on the sidelines with a terrible ACL injury, but came back so strongly that her end-season shape earned her a late run for a place in the euro team of 2022.
The rest was history, as they say, and as it looks now, her time is in Manchester City.
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