Manchester City have signed former Arsenal striker Vivianne Miedema on a free transfer.
The 27-year-old, who is the all-time leading goalscorer in the Women’s Super League, left the Gunners at the end of June after her contract expired.
Arsenal decided against offering Miedema a new deal, despite her scoring 125 goals in 172 appearances for the club.
The Netherlands international, who was limited to just eight WSL appearances over the past two seasons after she tore the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her left knee in December 2022, has now signed a three-year deal with City.
“The reason I chose City is because they have the same ambitions as me – they want to win the league and titles,” said Miedema.
“I’ve always said I want to play with the best players in the world and I think City have got that.
“I haven’t played as much football as I would have wished over the past two years, but I think and hope my best years are still to come. I hope I’m going to be able to help the team as much as I can do.
“In the end, it was an easy choice for me. I want to challenge myself every day in training, but also every single week in the games we play.”
Miedema joined Arsenal in 2017 from Bayern Munich and won the WSL title with the Gunners in 2019, as well as three League Cup titles in 2018, 2023 and 2024.