News that Chelsea is set to complete a record-breaking transfer deal with American footballer Naomi Girma has appeared in the media. According to information, Girma (24 years old) will move to Chelsea from San Diego Waves for 1.1 million dollars, surpassing the current record of 862 thousand dollars for the transfer of Rachel Kondanjan to PSZ.
It is reported that Girma will become the first transfer in women's football to exceed one million dollars, after Chelsea's victory in the women's battle against Olympic Lyon. Additionally, this will be the first acquisition for Chelsea's trainer, Sonia Bombastos, in January to replace the injured Kadiš Buchtani after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament injury.
This deal also largely exceeds the British transfer record of Chelsea, which stood at 384 thousand pounds sterling for Maria Ramirez from Levante since the moment of the transfer to the club a year ago.
Girma debuted in the national team of the USA at the Women's World Cup 2023, where the USA was eliminated in the Round of 16, and also secured participation in her country's successful performance at the Olympics in Paris, where the USA became champions. Furthermore, she was recognized as the best American footballer of 2024.
At this moment, Chelsea is leading in the women's Super League with a seven-point lead over Arsenal ahead of the upcoming match between both teams at Stamford Bridge next Sunday.
