Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor didn't want to let anything slip when asked about USWNT star Naomi Girma's reported transfer

Chelsea have reportedly agreed terms with San Diego Wave to sign USWNT star Naomi Girma for a world-record fee. According to The Athletic, the defending WSL champions have beaten off interest from

USWNT head coach Emma Hayes's eye-opening verdict on NWSL star Naomi Girma will b music to the ears of Chelsea fans ahead of her record-breaking transfer to London

The transfer agreement is for $1.1 million, according to The Athletic, the highest fee ever commanded for a transfer in the women's game. Girma, 24, was under contract with the Wave until 2026. She drew interest from French club Lyon and Arsenal in the Women's Super League.

Hayes is hopeful that the project will set a precedent that other federations across the world will be able to emulate. For the London native, winning with the USWNT is her primary focus, but leaving a lasting legacy in the sport is just as important.

Chelsea FC is on the verge of completing a groundbreaking transfer for San Diego Wave center-back and USWNT star Naomi Girma, sources told ESPN. The deal, set to surpass $1 million, would make Girma the first player in women’s football history to meet a seven-figure transfer fee, per ESPN’s Tom Hamilton and Emily Keogh.

To go unbeaten in every competition would match Arsenal’s achievement of 2007 but, given the stakes are much higher now than they were in the pre-professional era, it would be the greatest accomplishment by an English side.

The exact fee the Women’s Super League side will pay San Diego Wave is understood to be $1.1 million (£890,000) – a record transfer for women’s football, surpassing the £685,000 Bay FC paid for Zambia forward Racheal Kundananji last year.

Chelsea Women have agreed to terms with the San Diego Wave for the transfer of U.S. women’s national team defender Naomi Girma for a record $1.1 million fee, according to sources briefed on the negotiations.

Chelsea have reportedly agreed to pay the San Diego Wave a record-setting $1.1 million transfer fee for USWNT star defender Naomi Girma, per Meg Linehan

Chelsea Women have reportedly 'agreed to terms' to sign USWNT defender Namoi Girma from San Diego Wave. According to the Athletic, the London club will splash $1.1 million on the 24-year-old, making her the first player to ever be sold for $1 million or more in women's football.

Chelsea are closing in on the signing of San Diego Wave centre-back Naomi Girma for a world-record fee exceeding $1 million.