"Arsenal head coach Renee Slegers has signed a new three-year contract. The 36-year-old guided Arsenal to their second Women's Champions League title in May, four months after being appointed on a permanent basis. After a successful interim spell, Slegers signed an 18-month contract in January 2025, which was set to expire at the end of this season. It has been a rocky 2025-26 campaign with Arsenal drawing four and losing one of their opening 11 matches in the Women's Super League."
""I'm immensely proud to have shared this journey with Arsenal - a club that means so much to me and to so many people," said Slegers. "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." Arsenal's director of women's football Clare Wheatley said Slegers has "proven to be an elite coach"."
Renee Slegers, 36, signed a new three-year contract as Arsenal head coach after leading the club to the Women's Champions League title in May. She was appointed permanently following a successful interim spell and had been on an 18-month deal due to expire this season. Arsenal began the 2025–26 WSL campaign poorly—drawing four and losing one of their first 11 matches—and sit eight points behind Manchester City, but they secured a Champions League knockout-stage play-off spot in December. Slegers joined Arsenal in 2023 as assistant coach and started at the club as an academy player. The club views the deal as providing stability for long-term recruitment, supporting plans to lower squad age, and reflecting confidence in her coaching and squad-management abilities despite criticism.
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