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.

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

Confirmation that Slegers had been awarded the head coach position through to the end of the 2025/26 season arrived on Friday morning, after what was said to be a thorough process

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.

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.

Renee Slegers has been appointed Arsenal head coach on a permanent basis following a “thorough recruitment process” after tremendous success in the interim role. The 35-year-old Dutchwoman stepped up in the wake of Jonas Eidevall’s departure in October and has since overseen an unbeaten run of 10 victories and one draw across all competitions.