Rehanne Skinner exclusive: West Ham manager sends WSL warning after 'out of control' transfer spending | OneFootball

There have been three big-money moves in the women’s game this summer

West Ham manager Rehanne Skinner has shot a warning to the Women’s Super League in the wake of its £1million transfers that leagues have previously “folded” when spending gets “out of control”.

WSL Deadline Day saw newly-promoted London City Lionesses sign midfielder Grace Geyoro from Paris Saint-Germain in a deal that could be worth a record £1.4m.

It came after Chelsea paid just below £1m in initial fees to sign Alyssa Thompson from Angel City.

She insisted: “The challenging part of this is that the game has still got a lot to do to grow across the whole structure.

“We are still not there yet, and the money that is currently being paid for players is not where the income revenue stream matches.

“So the league needs to be really, really careful with how that is managed, going forward.

“When these sorts of things have got out of control in the past, it has led to leagues actually folding, because it has not been managed in the appropriate way.”

Skinner, 45, in post since 2023, added: “As a collective in the women’s game, we do need to take a bit of a back step to check the quality that we’re delivering on, and the income and outgoings of what the game actually is, to manage the longevity of the growth of the women’s game.

“I think you have to be really wary of where the money is going in the game.”