Leah Williamson is staying! Lionesses captain set to renew expiring Arsenal contract and extend 20-year stay with the Gunners

Arsenal icon Leah Williamson is set to sign a new contract at the club, extending her already 20-year stay with her childhood team. The Lionesses captain is one of the Gunners’ most important players, but her current deal was set to expire in just a few weeks’ time. According to a report, though, Arsenal are now on the verge of agreeing new terms with their star defender.

Speculation aplenty has circulated around Arsenal’s first-team this season, and especially since the turn of the year, because of how many senior players were set to become free agents this summer. The club has been making steady progress on renewals in recent weeks, though, after also announcing a new deal for head coach Renee Slegers in January.

Captain Kim Little signed a new one-year agreement in March, striker Stina Blackstenius put pen-to-paper on a new deal last week and renewed terms for defender Steph Catley were then announced on Tuesday morning. Now, Williamson is primed to join the trio in extending her stay in north London, with the Athletic reporting that the England international is also set to renew.