- San Diego player agrees personal terms with WSL club
- Fee tops previous record of $860,000 for Kundananji
The United States defender Naomi Girma is set to have a medical at Chelsea this week after agreeing personal terms to join from San Diego Wave for a world-record fee. Chelsea will pay the Wave $1.1m (£890,000), making the deal the first women’s football transfer fee to exceed a million US dollars.
The Guardian understands Chelsea have agreed a long-term contract with Girma and she is set to travel to London for a medical with Sonia Bompastor’s side, who are seven points clear at the top of the Women’s Super League at the halfway stage.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jan/22/chelsea-break-1m-barrier-to-sign-usa-defender-girma-in-world-record-deal
Author : Tom Garry
Publish date : 2025-01-22 09:28:20
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