U.S. women's national team defender Naomi Girma became the most expensive transfer in women's soccer after penning a deal with English club Chelsea.

Women’s soccer has its first million-dollar player after United States defender Naomi Girma moved from San Diego Wave to Chelsea on Sunday. Chelsea announced the signing of Girma without disclosing the fee but The Athletic and the BBC were among those reporting the English champions have spent 900,

It’s been five days since the news of Chelsea Women signing one of the world’s best defenders, Naomi Girma, from National Women’s Soccer League club San Diego Wave broke out. The lack of updates may have made us worry that the world-record deal could be in the process of falling off.