Slegers, contracted until the end of next season, is no stranger to Arsenal. She was in their academy from 2006 to 2007 and returned as part of Eidevall’s backroom staff at the start of the 2023-24 season after succeeding him as head coach at Swedish side FC Rosengard.

The Dutch coach has overseen 10 wins and one draw since replacing Jonas Eidevall in October and was identified as the ‘stand-out candidate’

Confirmation that Slegers had been awarded the head coach position through to the end of the 2025/26 season arrived on Friday morning, after what was said to be a thorough process