Naomi Girma, a female football player, was reported to have broken the world record for the United States at the signing of the American on Sunday from San Diego Wave.
Girma is believed to have cost Chelsea £900, 000 ($1.1 million), surpassing the previous world record of £685, 000 paid by Bay FC for Racheal Kundananji in February 2024.
The 24-year-old was unveiled on the pitch by the Women’s Super League champions ahead of Sunday’s game against Arsenal at Stamford Bridge.
“I’m so happy and thoroughly excited to be here.” It doesn’t feel real”, Girma told Chelsea’s website.
“There are a lot of things about Chelsea that made me want to come here, the culture, the winning mentality, staff and players. It’s a fantastic place to learn and develop.
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Girma becomes Chelsea Women’s boss Sonia Bompastor’s first signing of the January transfer window.
After Kadeisha Buchanan, the Chelsea defender, suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury that could have kept her out the rest of the season, Bompastor targeted her.
The fee surpasses the previous British record set by Chelsea for the signing of Levante striker Mayra Ramirez for £348,000 a year earlier.
Girma won the 2023 US Soccer female player of the year award for her efforts to win the country’s triumphant Olympic campaign in Paris last year.
Chelsea head of women’s football Paul Green said: “Naomi is a world-class defender who is now coming into the prime years of her career”.
Source: Channels TV
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