Naomi Girma, Chelsea

Girma deal marks women’s soccer’s first $1 million transfer. Plus, recent NWSL moves we like
And now Chelsea Women are putting down a record-breaking investment to bring Girma to their team: a $1.1 million transfer fee , as Meg reported earlier today. The Women’s Super League side has agreed to terms with San Diego, where Girma is under contract until 2026, but her new contract with Chelsea is not yet finalized.
Chelsea closing in on Naomi Girma eye-popping $1M transfer deal
Chelsea FC is on the verge of completing a groundbreaking transfer for San Diego Wave center-back and USWNT star Naomi Girma, sources told ESPN. The deal, set to surpass $1 million, would make Girma the first player in women’s football history to meet a seven-figure transfer fee,
Chelsea strikes deal with Wave to acquire defender Naomi Girma, AP Source says
Chelsea has stuck a deal to acquire San Diego Wave and U.S. defender Naomi Girma, a person with knowledge of the transfer agreement told The Associated Press.
USWNT's Naomi Girma to set women's soccer transfer record with Chelsea move
Chelsea and the San Diego Wave are finalizing a record $1.1 million transfer fee for center back Naomi Girma, according to sources briefed on negotiations. Girma currently in camp with the Wave, paperwork not yet complete but on track. At @theathletic.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/606...
Naomi Girma joins Chelsea as women’s game’s first million dollar transfer
In 1979, Trevor Francis became the first English footballer to command a £1 million transfer fee when he moved from Birmingham City to Nottingham Forest. 46 years later Naomi Girma is set to make the first million-dollar transfer in women’s soccer history.
Report: Naomi Girma to Join Chelsea, Become 1st Woman to Earn $1M+ Transfer Fee
Chelsea have reportedly agreed to pay the San Diego Wave a record-setting $1.1 million transfer fee for USWNT star defender Naomi Girma, per Meg Linehan
USWNT, San Diego Wave CB Naomi Girma agrees to world-record Chelsea move: Report
San Diego Wave and American international center-back Naomi Girma agreed to move to English side Chelsea for a world-record women's transfer fee of $1.1 million, The Athletic's Meg Linehan reported Tuesday.
Naomi Girma: Chelsea near $1m+ deal for USWNT star - sources
Chelsea are closing in on the signing of San Diego Wave centre-back Naomi Girma for a world-record fee exceeding $1 million.
USWNT star Naomi Girma nearing move to Chelsea for world-record $1.1 million fee
Girma was named U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year for 2023. She also won the federation's Young Player of the Year award in 2020. Girma was captain of the Stanford team that w
First $1m women’s footballer – what Naomi Girma move to Chelsea means for the game
These are just a few of the reasons Chelsea are poised to make Girma the first $1million player in women’s football. The exact fee the Women’s Super League side will pay San Diego Wave is understood to be $1.
Hamilton: Girma to Chelsea the biggest move in women's football history
Tom Hamilton talks about Naomi Girma's expected transfer to Chelsea for a world record transfer fee of over $1m.
USWNT defender Naomi Girma as $1m transfer pioneer should surprise nobody
Now, one of the best defenders in the world has found a unique way to make her case, with Naomi Girma set to make the first ...
Naomi Girma, San Jose’s Olympic gold medalist, breaks world record with Chelsea move
Girma grew up in San Jose and attended Pioneer high school before becoming a standout at Stanford. She was the No. 1 pick in ...
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Naomi Girma finalizing world-record transfer as USWNT star set to leave NWSL
San Diego Wave and USWNT star Naomi Girma has been linked with European giants Lyon and Chelsea in what would be a world ...
Source: Wave agree in principle to trade star defender Naomi Girma to English team
Naomi Girma can command a salary that is exponentially larger than what she was making in the National Women’s Soccer League ...