Arsenal Agree World Record £1m Fee With Liverpool For Smith

Arsenal person had a world grounds bid successful excess of £1m accepted by Women's Super League rivals Liverpool for guardant Olivia Smith.

The existent world grounds is nan £900,000 Chelsea paid to motion United States defender Naomi Girma from San Diego Wave successful January.

The woody for 20-year-old Canada world Smith is taxable to a aesculapian and individual position being agreed.

Smith joined Liverpool from Portuguese broadside Sporting past summertime and scored 7 times successful 20 WSL appearances successful her debut season.

She has played 18 times for Canada, scoring 4 goals.

Liverpool, who vanished seventh successful nan WSL past season, position nan waste of Smith arsenic a awesome opportunity to fortify their squad by reinvesting nan transportation fee.

They are presently without a head since sacking Matt Beard successful February, pinch erstwhile Manchester City leader Gareth Taylor nan starring campaigner to return over.