US Women’s National Team defender Naomi Girma has signed with English champions Chelsea for a record-breaking £900,000 ($1.1 million) transfer fee, making her women’s soccer’s first million-dollar player.
US Women’s National Team defender Naomi Girma has become women’s soccer’s first ever million-dollar player, joining English champion Chelsea from San Diego Wave FC. The 24-year-old signed for the Blues for about £900,000 on a four-and-a-half-year deal, according to the BBC. The previous record transfer fee was set last year, when Zambia striker Racheal Kundananji joined Bay FC from Madrid CFF for $788,000.
“Look, she’s the best defender I’ve ever seen,” said Hayes – who won seven Women’s Super League titles during her 12 years at Chelsea – after the USWNT’s semifinal win over Germany in Paris, according to ESPN. “I’ve never seen a player as good as her at the back. She’s got everything, poise, composure, she can defend, she anticipates, she leads. unbelievable.
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