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Arsenal hand Renee Slegers new long-term contract until 2029


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Arsenal have handed Renee Slegers a new contract to remain at the club until 2029.

The head coach was placed in permanent charge of the first team in January 2025, having served as an assistant before taking interim charge in late 2024. She then masterminded Arsenal’s Champions League triumph, with the north London side beating Barcelona in the final.

Arsenal also finished second in the Women’s Super League behind Chelsea and made the semi-finals of the League Cup and the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.

“From playing in the academy and being in the stands watching Arsenal win the Champions League in 2007, to living it with our players, staff and supporters last summer, I’m immensely proud to have shared this journey with Arsenal, a club that means so much to me and to so many people,” Slegers said in a club statement.

“I’m delighted to have signed a new contract here, as I believe we have so much to achieve together – this season and in the years to come.

“I’d like to show my gratitude to our supporters for the incredible backing you give us, whether it’s at Emirates Stadium, Meadow Park or on the road. We hear it, we see it and we feel it every day.”

Slegers replaced Jonas Eidevall in October 2024 before taking the club on an 11-match winning streak. Her first season in charge ended with that Champions League win as Arsenal defeated Barcelona 1-0 in Lisbon.

“Renee has already achieved great things as our head coach, leading us to our second Champions League title in her first season in charge,” the club’s chief executive, Richard Garlick, said.

“Beyond this, Renee has embraced the values and ambitions of Arsenal, driving standards and progress as we aim to compete consistently at the top of the women’s game.

“We now look ahead to an exciting second half of the season, with five trophies to play for. Our huge congratulations to Renee and her family.”

Arsenal currently sit third in the WSL table, eight points behind leaders Manchester City while last season’s champions Chelsea are second, just two points clear of the Gunners.

Sleger’s side play Manchester United on Saturday before a fourth round FA Cup clash against Aston Villa the following weekend.

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