Arsenal and Lyon are in talks over a deal that could see the England forward Nikita Parris return to the Women’s Super League and take Vivianne Miedema in the other direction. Arsenal would like to buy Parris and will pursue a deal even if a swap cannot be agreed. Parris left Manchester City for Lyon in June 2019 as the WSL’s record scorer with 49 goals, a tally surpassed this season by Miedema and City’s Ellen White. At Lyon Parris has benefited from the long-term absence of the Norway forward Ada Hegerberg, who suffered an ACL injury in January 2020. Arsenal finished the 2020-21 season empty-handed but beat Manchester United to the final Champions League spot by one point.

Source: The Guardian May 26, 2021 11:26 UTC