A short while back, Chelsea FC revealed the acquisition of Mayra Ramirez from Levante, with a reported transfer fee reaching up to $535, 772...
Chelsea break record
Chelsea Women are closing in on a deal to sign Mayra Ramirez from Levante for a club-record fee.
The 24-year-old has impressed at the Spanish club, scoring six goals in seven league games this season.
Chelsea are looking to bring in a striker this winydow, after Sam Kerr suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury.
Kerr suffered the injury during a warm weather training camp in Morocco earlier this month.
Ramirez is set to become Chelsea’s most expensive signing, surpassing the £250,000 fee paid for Pernille Harder from Wolfsburg in 2020.
Chelsea is excited to affirm the marking of profoundly sought-after American forward Catarina Macario, with the player joining the Blues from Olympique Lyonnais on 1 July 2023.
The 23-year-old has marked a three-year manage Chelsea until the late spring of 2026.
Macario does the change to London after the finish of the Division 1 Female season in France, where she has addressed Lyon for the beyond two years.
'I can hardly hold on to begin here!' Catarina said in the wake of finishing her turn.
'I'm truly glad to finish paperwork for Chelsea and I desire to address the pullover well over the course of the following couple of years.
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'I can play either as a No.10 or an additional customary number nine and I'm anticipating connecting up with such countless great forward players like Sam [Kerr], Lauren James and Guro [Reiten]. It will be great to play with Kadeisha [Buchanan] again moreover.
'I've been lucky to have a few extraordinary encounters in Europe as of now with Lyon, playing with many top players and obviously winning the Heroes Association too.
'I desire to carry on those encounters here and bring back the prize for Chelsea too!'
Lead trainer Emma Hayes said: 'Feline is quite possibly of the most astute, imaginative going after player on the planet who I think will bloom in this Chelsea group. She brings a lot of energy, European experience, and an extraordinary winning mindset. I figure our fans will truly adore her.'
Head supervisor Paul Green remarked: 'We're truly invigorated that Feline has finished paperwork for the club.
She's quite possibly of the best player on the planet and will add a great deal of force, speed and dynamism to our bleeding edge. We feel that she will be a major accomplishment at Chelsea.'
Catarina will wear the number nine shirt
Catarina will wear the number nine shirt
An unstable and flexible player, Macario is open to playing as a focal striker or a going after midfielder.
The Brazilian-conceived ability moved to the US at only 12 years old and has formed into quite possibly of the most intriguing youthful possibility on the world stage.
Macario spent her school profession with Stanford College assisting them win two Public University Athletic Affiliation Titles with 63 objectives in 69 games. She got the Macintosh Hermann Prize on two events which perceives top people's school soccer players in the US.
She marked her most memorable expert agreement with Lyon in January 2021, assuming a significant part in aiding the French outfit to the 2021/22 French title and UEFA Ladies' Bosses Association, scoring 23 objectives in 33 games and turning into the first American to score in quite a while's Champions Association last.
On the worldwide stage, Macario addressed her country at youth level prior to making her presentation for the senior US Ladies' Public Group (USWNT) in January 2021, where she has since procured 17 covers.
Toward the finish of the 2021/22 mission, Macario experienced a cracked front cruciate tendon injury which has sidelined her for the whole of the 2022/23 season. She keeps on gaining great headway with her restoration in front of her most memorable season with the Blues.
Everybody at Chelsea is happy to invite Catarina to the club, and we are eager to see her donning blue in the years to come.
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