Grace Clinton, Jess Park, Olivia Smith and GOAL’s transfer grades for the biggest women’s deals of the 2025 summer transfer window

This summer’s women’s transfer window was a truly record-breaking one, with clubs spending more money than ever before over the last few months. That was headlined by some humungous deals, particularly that which saw Arsenal make Olivia Smith the sport’s first million pound player and the Orlando Pride’s move for Lizbeth Ovalle which surpassed even that. Then, a crazy deadline day saw both Chelsea and London City Lionesses fork out even bigger fees, to sign Alyssa Thompson and Grace Geyoro respectively.

But the big moves were not just the ones that involved a lot of money. A stunning swap deal between Manchester City and Manchester United on the Women’s Super League’s deadline day, for example, was one of the most eye-catching of the summer, as were many of the free transfers that took place all across the globe after the conclusion of the 2024-25 campaign. 

GOAL has been here throughout the summer to ensure you know who did the best out of every massive deal as we graded each done deal as it happened, letting you track the big winners – and losers – of transfer season.