Official: United Women make big decision on future of international midfielder

Manchester United Women have recalled yet another of their young talents from loan. Busy January To find out where United have all their players on loan this season, click here. The Red Devils have already called Keira Barry and Evie Rabjohn back from their temporary stays at Sunderland. United have also sent Hannah Blundell out on loan to Everton in search of minutes. These moves have also been complemented by the signings of Lea Schuller and Hanna Lundkvist, who both made their debuts in the 0-0 draw with Arsenal at the weekend. There are also rumours that Marc Skinner’s side are closing in on a new deal for Ellen Wangerheim from Hammarby. Emma Watson United have made their latest move, and it involves Scottish midfielder Emma Watson. The club’s official site reports that, “Manchester United Women have recalled midfielder Emma Watson from her loan spell with Crystal Palace.” Despite the 19-year-old signing a season-long loan in August, the club have decided to bring her home early from the loan at Selhurst Park. The Crystal Palace site reports that, “Watson was voted the TEN Player of the Month for October, after she grabbed an assist against Sunderland and a brace against Ipswich Town.” She made a total of eight appearances for the Eagles, scoring two goals. The midfielder made her debut for United in the League Cup versus Everton in 2024. She also scored her first goal for the club against Newcastle United in the same competition, before enjoying a successful loan spell at Everton for the second part of last season. Now, the club must decide if she is to continue with the United senior team to provide midfield depth, or if she will be joining another club on a temporary basis later this month. ℹ️ Emma Watson has returned to United, after spending the first half of 2025/26 on loan at Crystal Palace. pic.twitter.com/NXAAvYmn26 — Manchester United Women (@ManUtdWomen) January 12, 2026 Emma Watson career stats TeamMatches playedGoalsYears active Rangers5382021-2023 Man United312023- Everton (loan)802025 Crystal Palace (loan)822025-2026 Scotland1232023- Source: Wikipedia The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Latest Top Stories… Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.