Amanda Ilestedt: Arsenal sign Sweden centre-back from PSG

Ilestedt won Olympic metallic with Sweden successful 2016 and World Cup bronze successful 2019

Arsenal person signed centre-back Amanda Ilestedt from Paris St-Germain.

She began her elder vocation astatine FC Rosengard, with whom 2 of the 5 league titles she won came nether existent Arsenal brag Jonas Eidevall.

"I'm truly excited and blessed to beryllium here," said Ilestedt, who has played 64 times for Sweden.

"My extremity is to triumph titles and this is simply a large nine with large players and fantastic facilities, truthful I judge this is the close spot for maine to execute that.

"There is simply a existent consciousness of momentum astir this nine and the enactment has been fantastic - I can't hold to locomotion retired onto the transportation successful the Arsenal kit."

Eidevall said: "I'm delighted that Amanda has joined america present astatine Arsenal. She brings extended planetary acquisition and I judge she has a large premix of beingness and method ability, making her an perfect acceptable for our squad.

"I enjoyed moving with Amanda during our clip successful Sweden and americium looking guardant to coaching her present astatine Arsenal too."

Ilestedt won Olympic metallic with Sweden successful 2016 and World Cup bronze successful 2019, and has been named successful the squad for the upcoming World Cup successful Australia and New Zealand.