And now Chelsea Women are putting down a record-breaking investment to bring Girma to their team: a $1.1 million transfer fee , as Meg reported earlier today. The Women’s Super League side has agreed to terms with San Diego, where Girma is under contract until 2026, but her new contract with Chelsea is not yet finalized.
USWNT head coach Emma Hayes's eye-opening verdict on NWSL star Naomi Girma will b music to the ears of Chelsea fans ahead of her record-breaking transfer to London
Naomi Girma can command a salary that is exponentially larger than what she was making in the National Women’s Soccer League
In 1979, Trevor Francis became the first English footballer to command a £1 million transfer fee when he moved from Birmingham City to Nottingham Forest. 46 years later Naomi Girma is set to make the first million-dollar transfer in women’s soccer history.
Naomi Girma, who currently plays for the San Diego Wave of the National Women's Soccer League, is being pursued by several European clubs, with Chelsea reportedly leading the race to sign the star defender.
San Diego Wave and American international center-back Naomi Girma agreed to move to English side Chelsea for a world-record women's transfer fee of $1.1 million, The Athletic's Meg Linehan reported Tuesday.
Naomi Girma's move to Chelsea marks the first ever million-dollar transfer fee in women's soccer. iThe Athletic's Meg Linehan explains what the move means.
WSL champions’ capture of much-vaunted US defender represents statement of intent as London club try to topple Barcelona’s supremacy
Now, one of the best defenders in the world has found a unique way to make her case, with Naomi Girma set to make the first million-dollar transfer in women’s soccer history. On Tuesday, the San Diego Wave and England’s Chelsea agreed to terms for the $1.
In the wake of Naomi Girma's world-record transfer to English club Chelsea, let's take a look at some of the most expensive transfers in the NWSL.
Naomi Girma's impending move to Chelsea is indicative of a trend in the women's game where defensive players are among the most treasured