Arsenal are to sign the Liverpool vice-captain Taylor Hinds on a free transfer when her contract expires at the end of June, with the 26-year-old having decided to join the European champions.
The left-back played for Arsenal as a youngster before joining Everton in 2018 and then moving across Merseyside two years later. She has spent the past five years with Liverpool, helping them finish as high as fourth in the Women’s Super League in 2024.
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The Jamaica international, who represented England at youth international level, is understood to have been offered a new deal by Liverpool but, while they will naturally be disappointed to lose a senior player, they understand and respect her decision to move to play Champions League football next season.
Hinds was a key part of the Liverpool team that won promotion to the WSL with the second-tier title in 2022, and she played in every league game for that season and the following top-flight campaign.
The addition of Hinds strengthens Arsenal’s options at full-back, on both sides, because although she has predominantly played on the left, she is also capable of providing cover as a right-back or right wing-back. Meanwhile, the Arsenal full-back Laura Wienroither – who can also play on both sides – has been linked with a move away following her loan spell at Manchester City in the second half of last season.
Hinds received widespread praise and support in March after she spoke up about being subjected to “sexually inappropriate comments” from a spectator during Liverpool’s Women’s FA Cup win at Arsenal. The incident occurred while Hinds was receiving treatment on the pitch and a member of the crowd was removed from the stadium by stewards. Both clubs offered her their “full support”, while Hinds said at the time: “Together we can continue to make our sport better both now and for the years to come.”
Meanwhile, Liverpool are understood to be getting closer to appointing a new manager, having been without a long-term replacement for Matt Beard since his departure in February.