Chloe Kelly has officially completed her Arsenal loan movement for the remainder of the 2024/25 season, but will have to provide her time before making her debut.
Kelly returns to North-London After nearly ten years, as he grew up representing Arsenal Academy from the age of 12. The striker signed her first professional deal with the club in 2016, before leaving a year later.
The 27-year-old went to social media after the announcement, telling fans: “Your roots always pull you.”
Despite Arsenal's ability to get the deal across the line just minutes before the January transfer window is closed, fans will be done to patiently wait for Kelly to attract red and white.
Last minute winger on the day of time …? 👀 pic.twitter.com/4nqs2w73wa
– Women of Arsenal (@ARENCALWFC) 30 January 2025
Due to the conditions of her loan contract, standard practice meant that Kelly was unable to play in Arsenal Super league of women (WSL) bump against Manchester City On the weekend.
Fans will have the opportunity to see Kelly draw Arsenal's T -shirt on February 16th at Derby London in the north. Gunners will host Tottenham Hotspur on the Emirates Stadium while Kelly returns to N5 wearing red and wide for the first time in eight years.
Gunners and Cityzens will once again face this week for the semi -final phases of the Metro Women's League Cup. Kelly, however, due to the conditions of her loan contract, has no right to play.
Although, if the arsenal will progress to the final of the League Cup, Kelly will be available for selection by coach Renee Slegers.
Before it will also lose the Adobe Armed Forces of Adobe's fifth round Arsenal FA against London City Lionesses, having previously been linked to the Man City Cup in the fourth round of the team against Ipswich Town .
Despite the Cup connection regulations that consider it unsuitable for England's internal races, UEFA rules allow Kelly to play in the quarter -finals of Women's Champions League.
All clubs are able to register three additional players before the quarter -finals are developed, which means both Kelly and the last signature Jenna Nighwonger can represent the club on the European stage.
However, Kelly may be forced to provide her time before making a Red and White Champions League debut if the team will attract the city in the quarter -finals. Gunners will go out against Real Madrid, VFL Wolfsburg or Man City for a place in the semifinal of the European competition.