Shortly before the end of the transfer period, Manchester City confirmed Laura Wienroither as access yesterday. The right-back is loaned by league competitor Arsenal until the end of the season. “I am very happy to be here and hope to be able to return the trust,” says the 26-year-old, who grew up in Frankenburg, who is the first Austrian to sign at the top English club.
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For the Austrian national team player, whose career is managed by the ex-ÖFB captain Viktoria Schnaderbeck, which is well networked in England, the opportunity to restart in the northwest of England. After a comet-like climb that had led to Wienroither from Kleinmünchen, Neulengbach, St. Pölten and Hoffenheim to the league, which was sometimes strongest in Europe .
After that, she rarely came to Arsenal. In the current league season there are only 16 minutes of use. Even if a cruciate ligament rupture is the nightmare of every player, says Wienroither, be it a special trip: “Maybe it sounds contradictory, but I am grateful for this trip because it brought me a lot of positive things – but much more as a person. “
Far from home, she built up-as she calls it-“support network”. This also included Vivianne Miedema, with which Wienroither shared the same fate of injury during her Arsenal period. “She took me under her wing,” says Wienroither about the Dutchwoman, who brings her back in Manchester. In summer, Miedema switched from Arsenal to City. “I know that I can always count on them,” says Wienroither, who still had several reasons for changing the city.
One was trainer Therese Sjögran, who gave Wienroithher the feeling of believing in her. Another is the football for which City, among other things, led to a 2-0 against Barcelona. Wienroither: “I’ve always had a weakness for Manchester City.”
Source: Nachrichten
