Spain Defender Batlle Close To Agreeing Arsenal Move

Spain defender Ona Batlle is adjacent to agreeing a move to Arsenal arsenic a free supplier successful nan summer.

Batlle's woody astatine Barcelona expires astatine nan extremity of nan season, and BBC Sport reported successful January she had held precocious discussions pinch Arsenal complete a pre-contract agreement.

Arsenal are progressively assured they are group for a successful summer, pinch deals for Batlle and different cardinal targets to beryllium completed early.

The 26-year-old Spaniard has been a privilege target for nan Gunners, pinch Republic of Ireland full-back Katie McCabe group to exit.

England midfielder Georgia Stanway, 27, is besides apt to subordinate Arsenal erstwhile her Bayern Munich statement expires astatine nan extremity of nan season.

Stanway, who helped England triumph back-to-back European Championships, moved to Bayern from Manchester City successful 2022 and has won 3 Bundesliga titles.

There person besides been reports, external that Switzerland midfielder Geraldine Reuteler is group to subordinate Arsenal from Frankfurt, arsenic good arsenic imaginable further additions.

Batlle's presence would beryllium 1 of nan biggest moves successful caller years arsenic Arsenal person revamped their attack to recruitment, targeting apical players early.

Following nan assignment of ex-England striker Jodie Taylor arsenic Arsenal Women's first method head successful January, nan nine purpose to scheme up to nan adjacent 3 transportation windows and guarantee a changeless evolution.

Batlle spent 3 seasons astatine Manchester United betwixt 2020 and 2023 and was portion of nan Spain squad that won nan 2023 World Cup.

She besides played a cardinal domiciled arsenic Spain reached nan Euro 2025 last - wherever they mislaid to England connected penalties - and helped Barca declare nan Women's Champions League successful 2024.

Batlle is wide regarded arsenic 1 of nan champion defenders successful nan world and it is understood she is keen for a return to nan Women's Super League.

Earlier this week, Arsenal announced a two-year statement hold for striker Stina Blackstenius.