Overview
- Multiple outlets reported on Sunday and Monday that McCabe is closing in on a free transfer from Arsenal to Chelsea though neither club has made a formal announcement.
- The 30-year-old left-back left Arsenal at the end of her contract after making more than 300 appearances and winning the 2025 Champions League and the 2019 WSL title.
- Arsenal offered a late renewal that McCabe declined, according to reports, and Chelsea are widely described as the frontrunners for her signature.
- The move follows a high-profile on-field flashpoint with Chelsea in April when McCabe clashed with Alyssa Thompson during a Champions League tie.
- McCabe will remain captain of the Republic of Ireland for imminent 2027 World Cup qualifiers, and her transfer could change club dynamics in the WSL and affect squad plans at both London clubs.