Transfer latest: Manchester City land Ouahabi, Chelsea sign Périsset

Manchester City have signed the Spain defender Leila Ouahabi from Barcelona on a two-year contract. The 29-year-old’s arrival was announced shortly after Chelsea said they had brought in the versatile France defender Ève Périsset.

Ouahabi will join City on 1 July after her deal at Barcelona expires. She has spent her whole career with the Catalan club from the age 13 other than a three-year spell at Valencia between 2013 and 2016 and has won multiple trophies, including the 2021 Champions League.

The left-back is approaching 50 Spains caps and is expected to be in the squad for this summer’s Euros in England. “She has a vast amount of experience in high-pressured situations and will give everything she has to win, which matches our own ethos perfectly,” said City’s manager, Gareth Taylor.

Ouahabi is City’s second signing inside a week, after the Venezuela international Deyna Castellanos, who is joining from Atlético Madrid. A number of established players are leaving in a summer of change, including Lucy Bronze, Georgia Stanway, Caroline Weir, Jill Scott and Karen Bardsley.

Ouahabi said: “Manchester City have always been a team that caught my eye. I like their style of football so much and the DNA of the club is very exciting. This is going to be a completely different experience for me, and I’m really looking forward to it.”

Périsset, who has a three-year contract at Chelsea, has been selected for the Euros and is training with France. The 27-year-old arrives from Bordeaux and has previously been with Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain. She can operate in both full-back positions and in midfield and has 34 caps.

“With her mentality and professionalism, we have no doubt she will complement the group well,” said Chelsea’s