The winter break is relatively calm as a rule, but this season 2015-2016 we reserve some surprises and several players have already changed club, they will join early January at the transfer window.

Already the big surprise of this first half of the season, Montpellier had continued its momentum and was seeking a major reinforcement in the middle: Anouk Dekker. Dutch international, this "leader who has some high level experience" will fill the hole left by the departure of Jennifer Beattie during this same transfer window last year for Manchester.

Agreement for the arrival of @Anoukdekker #WomenMHSC https://t.co/qww9XTBoAy pic.twitter.com/FneIt9JZMa

- MHSC (@MontpellierHSC) December 23, 2015

Other big team of D1, Juvisy leaves on the contrary to leave one of these offensive players. Julie Machart, whose elite playing time did not meet expectations, returned to her home region and signed to Lille. The LOSC in a pivotal year will need this offensive reinforcement, the main problem of the team: "We create opportunities in all games, but we do not score enough" confided recently Jérémy Descamps. With this reinforcement, no doubt that this problem should be arranged.

Abroad it is the champion of England Chelsea who makes talk about it in this transfer window. Liverpool have recruited London midfielder Laura Coombs and will want to return to the front of the scene after a poor seventh position.

Without wasting time, the Blues made a beautiful gift at 48 hours of Christmas with the arrival for two years of the British international Karen Carney from Birmingham. The 2007 European Champion (with Arsenal) joins her former coach at Arsenal and Chicago, Emma Hayes, and is ambitiously committed to this new project.

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Adrien Bray