A fee meant to be secret and a ‘lone wolf’s’ bidding war
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Marko Milanovic was ambling the familiar path home between grassroots pitches after his local boys team’s match in 2014 when it happened: a perfect diagonal switch from the right wing from a girl no taller than his waist.
What persuaded European champions Arsenal to pay a world-record transfer fee to sign Canada international forward Olivia Smith from Liverpool?