Crystal Palace Women transfer round-up: two new signings for Eagles

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3 Feb 2022

Crystal Palace Women welcomed two new additions to their squad as they look to strengthen their position in the Women’s Championship.

Twenty-two-year-old Isabella Sibley joins from American University side West Virginia. Starting off her career in Middlesex, Sibley moved to Chelsea at the young age of 15 and progressed through the teams, travelling with the first-team to Austria and Portugal.

Alongside her training with Chelsea, Sibley featured with England Under-17s and U19s.

Aged 18 Silbey made the decision to move to America where she played for West Virginia University for three years before travelling home in 2021 and signing for Palace.

“What impressed me the most was the ambitions and visions that this club has for the future,” she said in her first interview for the club.

“The coaching staff and the girls were very welcoming and the facilities here are incredible, so it ticked all three boxes for me and I’m lucky enough to be able to have this opportunity.”

The second signing saw the Eagles welcome 17-year-old Alex Hennessy on loan from Women's Super League side Arsenal.

The striker started off her footballing career at Essex and moved to Arsenal at just 12 years old. She joins Palace until the end of the season.

The youngster got her first minutes for the club on Sunday 31st, being substituted on in the Lewes fixture.

Manager Dean Davenport explained his decision to bring Hennessey on: “She’s done really well in training. Everything’s new to her, so I want to bed her in as quickly as possible.

“I thought for the 25 minutes she was on, she did really well. [Sunday] was about giving her minutes and see how she went.”

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