Fridolina Rolfö to Miss Entire 2026/27 Season After Pregnancy Announcement

Manchester United will be without one of their most dynamic attacking players for the foreseeable future, with Fridolina Rolfö confirming she is pregnant and set to miss the entire 2026/27 campaign.

The Sweden international was a notable absentee from United’s WSL opening-day defeat away to London City Lionesses last Friday. Now the reason is clear. Rolfö has shared the news with her teammates, a personal milestone that simultaneously delivers a major blow to Eva Olid’s plans for the season.

Rolfö’s versatility across the front line has been a key weapon for United, her ability to drift wide, drop deep, or attack the box giving the side a different dimension in the final third. Olid will now have to reshape her attack without that option, not just for this season but likely into the early stages of 2027/28 as Rolfö works back to full fitness after childbirth.

United have been here before. Last season, winger Celin Bizet Dønnum announced her pregnancy after playing her final game in October 2025. She has yet to return to first-team action, a reminder of how long the road back can be at elite level.

For a squad with title ambitions, losing two wide forwards to maternity at overlapping times forces a rethink. For Rolfö, it marks the start of a very different journey, while United confront the challenge of replacing her influence on the pitch without losing momentum off it.