Renee Slegers has been appointed as Arsenal Women manager on a permanent basis until June 2026.
Slegers had taken interim charge following Jonas Eidevall’s exit in October 2024 with the Gunners sat sixth in Women’s Super League at that point, and has guided the Gunners up to third in the table plus through the group phase of this season’s UEFA Women’s Champions League as Group C winners.
Across that period, she has collected ten wins and one draw in 11 matches across all competitions which proved enough to secure a 18-month contract until June 2026.
“I’m so excited to be continuing our journey together,” commented Slegers who had spent time as part of the youth academy between 2006-07. “It’s a wonderful honour to represent this club as head coach and I have so much belief in what we can all achieve together.
“Over the past few months, I’ve felt such a powerful sense of collective ownership and responsibility across our players and staff – that has been our strength and I know we will make sure we drive and nurture this feeling as we all move forward.
“It has meant the world to me to feel the closeness and passion of our supporters during this process, and I want to thank you all for that. We want to deliver something beautiful that’s inspiring and leads to winning trophies. We all have a big part to play in achieving that.”
Arsenal’s Director of Women’s Football, Clare Wheatley added that the club is “delighted” to appoint Slegers as their new permanent manager.
“Renée has excelled during her time as interim head coach, bringing our team, club and supporters together and leading us to a hugely impressive run of results and performances.”
Wheatley proceeded to address the club’s decision to appoint Slegers as she continued: “Renée was the stand-out candidate throughout the process and we’re thrilled to be continuing our journey with her as our permanent head coach.
“Renée understands the values and ambitions of our club, with experience of representing Arsenal both as a young player and now in a coaching capacity. We have every confidence that she is the best person to take us forward as we compete for trophies this season and beyond.”
Co-Chairman, Josh Kroenke echoed Wheatley’s remark that the club is “delighted” to name Slegers as the new permanent coach, with praise for how she has stepped up on an interim basis.
“We’ve all been incredibly impressed by the way Renée has led the team since October, nurturing a great collective spirit across the group and instilling belief in what we do and what we want to achieve – to win trophies and drive women’s football forward together.
“Now we look forward with positivity to a big second half to the season and beyond, with the whole club including our supporters right behind Renée and the team.”
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