Chelsea completed the shock -deadline day by Barcelona midfielder Keira Walsh and joined the WSL Champions in January in the last hours of the transfer window.
Reports about the potential step On the penultimate day of the transfer window, after the speculation, that Walsh Barcelona had announced that she wanted an excerpt from the club before the end of January.
Despite great interest from WSL Rival Arsenal, it is Chelsea who officially won the race for Walsh’s signature. With their contract, which runs in Barcelona in summer, the blues are said to have paid £ 440,000 for their immediate acquisition.
“It is incredible,” said Walsh after writing a contract for four and a half years. “I am very happy to be here and be very excited.
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– Chelsea FC Women (@chelafcw) January 31, 2025
“With Paul Green, Sonia (Bombastor) and (deputy manager) Camille (style -like) I just got a good feeling from you. It was really positive. I want to play for this club and fight for the badge.”
After the club it was a hurricane of a transfer window in West London secured Naomi Girmal’s signature for a world record fee Only last week.
Walsh returns from the WSL after moving to Barcelona Manchester City For £ 400,000 a world record transfer at that time. In two full seasons with the league-F-Giants, she played a role in Barcelona and won UEFA-Women-Champions League title in a row.
The midfield Maestro was also of central importance in 2022 from the English European Championship triumph and received the player of the tournament award for a great series of individual services.
Paul Green from Chelsea’s head of women’s football added: “Keira is a player who gives a talented squad a great value. She has a lot of experience at the highest level and wins large awards both at a domestic and international level.
“It is a composed defensive midfielder with excellent technical properties and first-class football intelligence. Her playing style and her ability to determine the pace of the game will be of crucial importance for our game model if we develop.”
