Chelsea agree club record deal for USA forward Thompson

Alyssa Thompson’s arrival at Chelsea would set them a club record deal worth just under £1 million.

The 20-year-old forward has undergone a medical and is expected to sign a five-year deal with the Blues.

Naomi Girma, a US defender, will become one of Chelsea’s most exciting players in the world when the deal is completed in January.

However, it won’t break the Women’s Super League (WSL) record, which is still held by Arsenal’s initial signing of Canada’s Olivia Smith from Liverpool in July.

Smith’s move set the previous record for a month, but Lizbeth Ovalle’s £1.1 million ($1.5 million) move from Tigres to Orlando Pride followed.

Thompson makes a move to strengthen Chelsea’s attack, which has lost striker Mayra Ramirez to a serious hamstring injury until January, and England forward Lauren James, who has missed the season opener against Manchester City.