Chelsea Women Poised To Break Club Record To Sign Alyssa Thompson From Angel Fc For £1.1m

Chelsea are connected nan verge of signing nan United States winger Alyssa Thompson from Angel City connected nan Women’s Super League’s transportation deadline day, for an upfront interest understood to beryllium conscionable awkward of $1.5m (£1.1m), which sources opportunity could climb adjacent to a world-record sum pinch imaginable add-ons.

The 20-year-old completed a aesculapian connected Thursday successful London, aft boarding a formation from Los Angeles precocious connected Wednesday night, amid extended negotiations betwixt nan 2 clubs. All parties are progressively assured nan move will beryllium finalised successful clip for nan 11pm BST transportation deadline.

The existent world grounds transportation interest for a women’s footballer stands astatine nan $1.5m that was paid by Orlando Pride past period to motion Lizbeth Ovalle from nan Mexican broadside Tigres, which eclipsed nan £1m move by Arsenal to motion Olivia Smith from Liverpool successful July. It is understood Chelsea’s move for thompson would not beryllium a world-record interest upfront but could emergence to beryllium truthful pinch add-ons.

It comes connected a engaged time successful nan WSL transportation model which has already seen nan promoted broadside London City Lionesses corroborate nan signing of nan Barcelona youngster Lucia Corrales. They are understood to person met nan merchandise clause for nan Spain younker world successful nan region of €500,000 (£435,000).

But London City Lionesses could still break nan world grounds by nan extremity of nan nighttime arsenic they are believed to person been successful precocious talks to motion nan France midfielder Grace Geyoro from Paris Saint-Germain. Geyoro has 3 years near connected her existing contract.

Elsewhere, Grace Clinton has completed her aesculapian astatine Manchester City for a much-anticipated woody that will mean her England teammate Jess Park moving successful nan different direction, to Manchester United. Both clubs are expected to corroborate that move later connected Thursday.