Chelsea's Naomi Girma has become the first $1m transfer in women's football, so here is the evolution of the transfer record from the past few decades.
Chelsea are rumoured to be closing in on a world record transfer for San Diego Wave defender Naomi Girma. The 24-year-old has been hailed by former Blues boss Emma Hayes as the best defender she’s ever seen,
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The exact fee the Women’s Super League side will pay San Diego Wave is understood to be $1.1 million (£890,000) – a record transfer for women’s football, surpassing the £685,000 Bay FC paid for Zambia forward Racheal Kundananji last year.
NAOMI GIRMA is set to join Chelsea for a world-record transfer fee from NWSL side San Diego Wave. The deal for the USA international is thought to be around £900,000 ($1.1m), surpassing the
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United States defender Naomi Girma has become women’s soccer’s first million-dollar player. The 24-year-old Girma completed her move from San Diego Wave to Chelsea for a reported 900,000 pounds ($1.1 million) on Sunday. Here’s a look at how the record transfer fee (in USD) in the women’s game has increased over the course of the century:
The deal gives Chelsea two of the very best center backs on the planet with Girma and Millie Bright, sending the USWNT defender to the former home of her national team coach Emma Hayes.