Barcelona-linked Miedema signs new Arsenal contract

Arsenal s all-time record goalscorer Vivianne Miedema has ended speculation over her future by signing a new deal with the Women s Super League club.

Miedema s previous deal was due to expire next month, and she had been linked with a move to Barcelona or a team in the United States.

However, the Netherlands international – who has scored 117 goals in 144 games since signing for Arsenal from Bayern Munich in 2017 – has agreed to stay on in north London.

The Gunners confirmed the news on their official website on Friday, although no details were given regarding the length of the contract.

I think the best thing about football is to build something with a team and people around you that you really want to belong to, Miedema said.

I feel like I have that at Arsenal. I feel that winning titles with Arsenal will mean a lot more to me than winning them with any other club right now.

And that, of course, is what I hope to achieve with Arsenal.

Expect the unexpected
Why leave when you rather stay?

— Vivianne Miedema (@VivianneMiedema)

Miedema is the WSL s record scorer with 74 goals to her name in the competition, and she won the Golden Boot in both the 2018-19 and 2019-20 campaigns.

The 25-year-old scored 23 goals in 39 appearances across all competitions this season, with Arsenal finishing runners-up to Chelsea in the league.

Arsenal head coach Jonas Eidevall, who signed a new two-year deal two weeks ago, said:  Viv is a stellar talent and a hugely important player for this team.

It s fantastic news that she is staying with us. As a club, our ambition is to win titles and compete at the highest level.

We know Viv s own ambitions are the same, and together we will give everything to achieve that.

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