Laura Giuliani, definitely first choice but has decided to sign for AC Milan after his contract expired. Juve's coach also left, so it'll be interesting to see if the team regresses or not. They won the Serie A at a canter and held their own in Europe with an elite Lyon team but I suspect they might struggle some more next season. There is talk of other top players like Bonansea leaving (probably to Lyon). There are only so many top Italian players, and Giuliani and Bonansea are irreplaceable in that respect.
In women's football there are transfer fees and players move in this way but they quite often see their contracts out and then move to other clubs as free agents.
I suspect the club will sign a notable foreign keeper and striker to replace these two, making up the Italian numbers with other players.
Laura Giuliani, definitely first choice but has decided to sign for AC Milan after his contract expired. Juve's coach also left, so it'll be interesting to see if the team regresses or not. They won the Serie A at a canter and held their own in Europe with an elite Lyon team but I suspect they might struggle some more next season. There is talk of other top players like Bonansea leaving (probably to Lyon). There are only so many top Italian players, and Giuliani and Bonansea are irreplaceable in that respect.
In women's football there are transfer fees and players move in this way but they quite often see their contracts out and then move to other clubs as free agents.
I suspect the club will sign a notable foreign keeper and striker to replace these two, making up the Italian numbers with other players.
Not sure about Milan one, but I'm guessing the one going to Lyon is about prestige (and perhaps money too). Lyon is basically the super club of womens club football.
Yes, and Lyon are losing some important players abroad and need to replace them. Barcelona and English clubs like Chelsea and Man City are going quite big and as the sport grows you'll see bigger fees.
For Giuliani she hasn't given any reasons. Could just be for the challenge (she doesn't get tested so much at Juve), to live in Milan, change of scenery. They might be offering her considerably more money, which is a big deal for women's football.
He was Arsenal coach in recent years, did a very good job. But pretty hard to compete with the new money Chelski and Man City invested as the seasons pass.