Girma becomes Sonia Bompastor’s first signing of the January transfer window and joins after defender Kadeisha Buchanan was ruled out, likely for the rest of the season, with an anterior cruciate ligament injury.
“There are a lot of things about Chelsea that made me want to come here – the culture, the winning mentality, staff and players.
There are a lot of things about Chelsea that made me want to come here – the culture, the winning mentality, staff and players.
The fee is almost treble the previous British record set when Chelsea signed striker Mayra Ramirez from Levante for £384,000 a year ago.
Chelsea have confirmed the signing of United States defender Naomi Girma for a reported world-record fee.
