Sofie Lundgaard Leaves Liverpool For Eintracht Frankfurt | OneFootball

Sofie Lundgaard has completed a permanent transfer from Liverpool to Eintracht Frankfurt for an undisclosed fee, according to BBC Sport. That matters because it closes an injury-hit chapter for the Danish midfielder and hands one of the Frauen-Bundesliga’s leading clubs a technically gifted player still only 24.

How Lundgaard’s Liverpool spell was defined by injury as much as ability

Lundgaard joined Liverpool Women from Danish side Fortuna Hjørring in January 2023 and went on to make 42 appearances for the club across three and a half years. She made 31 of those in her opening 18 months alone, before two separate anterior cruciate ligament injuries limited her to just 11 appearances across the past two seasons combined.

She had actually recommitted to the club with a new contract in September 2024, before the second injury setback further disrupted her final years at Anfield. It is the kind of setback that WSL fans will recognise all too well from other midfielders forced to watch from the sidelines. When she was fit, Lundgaard showed the composure and range of passing that made her a January 2023 signing worth getting excited about, but the physical toll clearly shaped the final years of her Anfield career.

Why the move to the Frauen-Bundesliga makes sense for both parties

Eintracht Frankfurt have built a reputation as one of the more progressive clubs in German women’s football, and taking on a player rebuilding fitness and form after multiple injuries is a calculated bet rather than a reckless one. Sporting director Babett Peter said the club had followed Lundgaard’s development for a long time and that now was the right moment to make the move happen.

Lundgaard, who has signed a contract running until June 2029 and will wear the number six shirt, described Frankfurt as an exciting club with big ambitions that suits her own goals well. For Lundgaard, it is a return to top-flight European competition away from the WSL, and a fresh dressing room in which to reset. She previously played 100 times for Fortuna Hjørring before her switch to England, having made her senior debut at just 16 for Aalborg BK, so she is no stranger to adapting to a new environment and finding her feet quickly. She has also earned 38 caps and scored 13 goals across Denmark’s youth national teams.

What the move says about the wider picture in WSL transfers

Lundgaard’s exit is a reminder that WSL transfers now run in both directions, with English clubs just as often losing talent to well-resourced continental sides as they are recruiting from them. It is a pattern She Kicks has tracked closely in pieces on Alice Sombath’s record move to Tottenham Hotspur and the cross-league business detailed in this recent NSL-to-WSL transfer story, both of which underline how competitive the market for midfield and defensive talent has become.

The same BBC Sport report also carries a separate item worth WSL followers’ attention: Birmingham City have reportedly had an offer of around €100,000 (£85,000) rejected by Sevilla for Gambia winger Fatou Kanteh, with Sevilla said to value the 29-year-old considerably higher and unwilling to sell. Kanteh has scored 12 goals in 63 appearances for Sevilla and has spent her entire senior career in Liga F, so it is easy to see why Birmingham are keen, even if a repeat bid now looks unlikely.

What happens next for Liverpool’s midfield options

Liverpool now have a gap to fill in central midfield, and how quickly a replacement arrives will say plenty about the club’s ambitions for the rest of the window. Squad-building stories like Leeds United’s recent capture of Izzy Dean show just how quickly clubs are moving to shore up their options once a departure is confirmed.

For Lundgaard, the priority now is simple: stay fit, and show Frankfurt exactly what Liverpool saw when they signed her back in January 2023.

Source: BBC Sport