The European champion, Arsenal, broke the female transfer record by signing the Canadian striker Olivia Smith from Liverpool on Thursday, for an amount of one million pounds, according to the media, making the 20 -year -old the first player to break the seven -digit barrier.
The Arsenal blockbuster eclipses the previous record set by the transfer of 900,000 pounds from the American defender Naomi Girma from San Diego Wave in Chelsea in January, although the 25 -year -old has already crossed the bar of $ 1 million.
The first male football player to order a award to a million pounds was the former striker of England Trevor Francis when he moved from Birmingham City to Nottingham Forest in 1979.
“It is my dream of competing for the greatest titles here in England and Europe, and I am delighted to start and help do it here with Arsenal,” Smith said in a statement.
The versatile Smith, which can operate as an attacker or play on the wing, had a first stellar season in Liverpool despite the difficulties of the club.
Smith finished as the top Liverpool scorer in all competitions with nine goals to claim his player of the season, even though Liverpool fell in seventh row in the female Super League after a fourth place in the previous campaign.
Arsenal relies on his triumph of the Champions League with ambitious recruitment, having already strengthened his team by re-signing Chloe Kelly from Manchester City as a free agent.
They also took the left back Taylor Hinds from Liverpool after the expiration of his contract.
But to secure Smith represents a declaration of intent with the team of Renee Slegers, who finished as a finalist in Chelsea in the League.
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