Slegers, contracted until the end of next season, is no stranger to Arsenal. She was in their academy from 2006 to 2007 and returned as part of Eidevall’s backroom staff at the start of the 2023-24 season after succeeding him as head coach at Swedish side FC Rosengard.

Arsenal women have named Renee Slegers as their permanent head coach after she impressed during her three-month interim spell in charge of the team.

Arsenal Women on Friday named Dutchwoman Renee Slegers as their permanent head coach on a contract until the end of the season after she oversaw an unbeaten run of 11 matches across all competitions.

Arsenal have confirmed Renee Slegers as their permanent head coach on a contract until the end of the 2025-26 season. Slegers, 35, stepped up from her role as assistant coach to take interim charge following Jonas Eidevall’s resignation on October 15 and has since overseen 10 wins and one draw in her 11 matches in all competitions.

The Dutch coach has overseen 10 wins and one draw since replacing Jonas Eidevall in October and was identified as the ‘stand-out candidate’

Slegers left Arsenal without making an appearance and returned to the Netherlands to launch her professional career with Willem II before moving to clubs in Sweden. Slegers, who made 55 appearances for the Dutch national team, was a talented midfielder, as her former international team-mate Leonne Stentler explains.