England international Georgia Stanway has put the Women's Super League's top clubs on red alert after confirming she will leave Bayern Munich at the end of her contract this season. The 27-year-old midfielder, who joined the German club from Manchester City in 2022, is now free to sign a pre-contract with another club this month, with Arsenal emerging as the early frontrunners.
Stanway, a two-time European champion, will be targeting a fourth consecutive German Bundesliga title with Bayern, as well as further progress in the Women's Champions League, in her final season. Her impending departure is expected to spark a fierce transfer battle among leading WSL sides.
“I am incredibly grateful to Bayern. Thankfully, my time here isn't over yet,” Stanway said in a statement. “The decision to leave was incredibly difficult. I definitely didn't make it lightly. I've made friends and memories here that will last a lifetime, and I've been able to develop enormously as both a player and a person.”
She added: “I will give absolutely everything for Bayern and our sporting success until the very last day - just as I have for the past three and a half years.”
Stanway has won 87 caps for England and started every game as the Lionesses successfully defended their European crown in Switzerland last summer.
