Monday, January 10, 2022 at 4:33 PM• Jeroen van Poppel • Last update: 16:35

Vivianne Miedema can opt for a step to Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain next summer, it reports The Telegraph. The 25-year-old Arsenal striker has an expiring contract, which, in combination with her excellent performances, makes her a very popular player in recent times.

At Barcelona, ​​the reigning holder of the Champions League, Miedema even counts as a ‘priority’ and she can become a teammate of Lieke Martens. In November reported The Telegraph, the Dutch newspaper, already about serious interest from the European top, but no club names were mentioned at that time. Arsenal are also still hopeful that Miedema will sign a new contract. The attacker is also fencing with interest from the United States, where women’s football is popular.

With 85 hits in 104 international matches, Miedema is the all-time record top scorer of the the Dutch Lionesses and has also been stringing the goals together at Arsenal for five seasons. In the Women’s Super League she scored 67 goals in 63 (!) matches, more goals than any player since its foundation in 2011. Despite this, the London club only won two prizes with Miedema on the payroll: the league title in 2018/19 and the national cup a football vintage earlier.

It could be a reason to switch to another top club, Miedema admitted earlier. “It’s hard,” she said in December. “I’m always very honest about those things. I haven’t made a decision yet. The good start to the season has certainly helped me to feel better at the club, but – and I have said this to the club – I would like want to see where we are going and what the plans are. I want to win the Champions League and I want to win league titles. I absolutely believe that Arsenal can do this. I would like to stay, but if I feel that the club is not the If it goes in the right direction, then unfortunately I would probably have to move to win the Champions League somewhere else.”