A dozen days after the signing of Lucy Bronze, Shanice van de Sanden arrives in Lyon, two players who have in common to arrive from England and have shone during the last Euro. Shanice van de Sanden was one of the darlings of the Dutch public, who regularly spoke to the Dutch public during the competition, enjoying the holiday that accompanied the course of the Oranje this summer.


"The Euro effect"


If she was not selected in the UEFA type eleven at the end of the tournament, van de Sanden was one of the highlights of Sarina Wiegman's team, and one of the driving forces of the Netherlands making havoc with each of his accelerations right side.


His arrival is clearly due to a kind of Euro effect because van de Sanden has enjoyed much greater visibility than usual with this triumph at home of the Dutch selection. With Liverpool, she has not had the opportunity to play the Champions League in recent years, in a FA WSL dominated by Manchester City and Chelsea, and in which are relegated to the middle of the table.


Her latest European club adventures, Shanice van de Sanden, saw them in the Netherlands with the Twente club before joining the English league last year. With FC Twente, she had the opportunity to cross Paris Saint-Germain but especially Olympique Lyonnais at the time when the European matches were disputed at the Stade Gerland.


A replacement for Pauline Bremer?


The signature of Shanice van de Sanden remains a real plus and fills the gap that could have left the departure of Pauline Bremer party to Manchester City to allow "in return" the arrival of Lucy Bronze from the club Mancunian. One way to fall on her feet for the double-European champions who will have the luxury of having in the same workforce, Elodie Thomis and Shanice van de Sanden two players with similar profile and regularly compared since they evolve in the same position.


Another funny detail of this transfer, the fact that Shanice van de Sanden rubbed shoulders with the Lyonnaises during her last hours as a player of Liverpool during the Toulouse International Ladies Cup (TILC) played this weekend. She played a few minutes late last game against Lyon last Friday.


Did she know then that she would join OL? One thing is for sure, OL has now completed its summer recruitment with two major European players after recruitment more hexagonal early July and possible arrivals this winter from the United States. What to ensure new titles and the show side of Lyon this season.