Proving that it is actually possible for Tottenham Hotspur to sign transfer targets in January, Spurs Women announced their third signing this morning, landing BK Hacken vice-captain and defender Josephine Rybrink until the end of this current season.
The signing of Rybrink continues Robert Vilahamn mining the Swedish League, where he has a lot of contacts, for squad reinforcements. Vilahamn has signed a number of players from the Damallsvenskan including Charli Grant, Amand Nilden, Olivia Holdt, Matilda Vinberg, Olga Ahtinen, Eveliina Summanen, and Ana Csiki. Vilahamn is the former head coach of Hacken, so he’s quite familiar with Rybrink and what she can bring the squad.
The weird part is that this is apparently only a six month signing through the end of the season. That’s pretty unusual. A quick Google explains that Rybrink reached the end of her Hacken contract and that this short term deal is probably a prelude for her signing a longer contract, either with Spurs or (more likely) somewhere else in a league with a summer-winter playing schedule.
Rybrink, 27, is an experienced defender with eight Sweden caps. She joins keeper Lize Kop and midfielder Olivia Holdt as new signings at Spurs this month. She’ll hopefully bolster Spurs’ back line in the short time she’s with the club. Welcome, Josefine!