Chelsea have made USWNT defender Naomi Girma the first $1m transfer in women's football, but how did the record-breaking deal come about?

United States women's national team defender Naomi Girma has joined Women's Super League champions Chelsea for a world record transfer fee of over $1 million.

Women’s soccer has its first million-dollar player after United States defender Naomi Girma moved from San Diego Wave to Chelsea.

Chelsea have confirmed the signing of United States defender Naomi Girma for a world record fee on a long-term deal from San Diego Wave.

Chelsea have once again broken the women’s soccer transfer record, this time paying the first-ever seven-digit sum to sign defender Naomi Girma.

Chelsea signed United States defender Naomi Girma from San Diego Wave in a reported world-record deal for a female footballer. Girma is believed to have cost Chelsea 900,000 euros ($1.1m), surpassing the world record of 685,000 euros ($718,976) paid by Bay FC for Racheal Kundananji in February 2024.

USWNT defender Naomi Girma has completed her move from the San Diego Wave to Chelsea and become the most expensive transfer in women’s soccer history.

Chelsea have completed the signing of US defender Naomi Girma for a world-record transfer fee of around £900,000. The 24-year-old has joined Chelsea from San Diego Wave on a four-and-a-half-year contract. Girma was part of the US side that won gold at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

USA defender Naomi Girma says it was an "easy choice" after joining Chelsea for a world record fee in the region of £900,000.

CHELSEA HAVE CONFIRMED the signing of United States defender Naomi Girma for a reported world-record fee. The 24-year-old was unveiled on the pitch by the Women’s Super League champions ahead of Sunday’s game against Arsenal at Stamford Bridge.