After Zhang Linyan’s departure from Tottenham Hotspur Women, another player has left the club. Spurs Women announced today that Asmita Ale will move to Leicester City on loan until the end of the season.
Leicester City have signed defender Asmita Ale from Tottenham Hotspur on loan until the end of the season.
The 22-year-old defender, who recently featured for England in the opening match of the UEFA European Under-23 League, joins Spurs after four years at Aston Villa.
Unfortunately, this is not a surprise and I expected to see something like this in the January transfer window. Asmita is a solid player and a professional at the top level, but it was quite clear that she was not the player that Robert Vilahamn was looking for in his revamped Spurs team. Asmita had been on the cards since the start of the season when Bob preferred to play Angharad James, a defensive midfielder, at left-back instead of Ale. The fact that he also signed Charli Grant, who was reportedly playing opposite Ashleigh Neville, was probably the nail in the coffin.
But Ale is still a good player, as evidenced by her move to another WSL side for the rest of the season. I don’t know why Ale hasn’t been getting minutes – it could be tactical reasons, or it could be that Villahamn is simply looking for something different. In any case, I expect this is the last we’ll see of Asmita in a Spurs jersey, and that she’ll be off to play her football elsewhere next summer.
Ale told lcfc.com: “I’m very excited to be here and grateful for the opportunity. It’s a great club to come to and I’m looking forward to getting started.
“At my age, it’s important to have playing time so I can develop as a player. It will be good for me to join Leicester and hopefully I can help the team put some more points on the board.”