The San Diego Wave have agreed in principle to send star defender Naomi Girma to Chelsea FC Women for a record transfer fee of $1.1 million, a source confirmed to the Union-Tribune. Details of the transfer, first reported by The Athletic, were still being finalized as of Tuesday night. In England, Girma can command a salary that is exponentially larger than what she was making in the National Women’s Soccer League. The 2025 NWSL salary cap is se…

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A U.S. women’s national team star is about to set a world record. 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. BREAKING: Chelsea Women have agreed to terms with the San Diego Wave for the transfer of USWNT defender Naomi Girma, sources tell The Athletic.The 24-year-old is now set to bec…

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USWNT, San Diego Wave CB Naomi Girma agrees to world-record Chelsea move: Report

English champions Chelsea are about to buy Naomi Girma for more than $1 million. That would make her the most expensive footballer in history.

Englandsmeistarar Chelsea eru við það að festa kaup á Naomi Girma fyrir meira en eina milljón Bandaríkjadala. Myndi það gera hana að dýrustu knattspyrnukonu sögunnar.

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Chelsea to make Naomi Girma the most expensive player in history

Chelsea have reportedly agreed to terms with San Diego Wave to sign USWNT star Naomi Girma in a record transfer that will eclipse the fee paid for Racheal Kundananji

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The deal with Chelsea would make her the first women’s player to command a seven-figure transfer fee for her old club.

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Naomi Girma Set to Be First $1 Million Transfer in Women’s Soccer

Chelsea Women are set to bolster their already impressive squad after reportedly agreeing a world record transfer fee for Naomi Girma.  The USWNT defender is on the verge of moving to west London after the Blues “agreed to terms” on a $1.1 million (£890,000) deal with NWSL outfit San Diego Wave FC, The Athletic reports. Chelsea have not finalised the deal as they are still in the “negotiation process” over the transfer and Girma’s personal terms…

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Credit: Tammy Ryan/EVT Sports With an official statement still pending from the club, the San Diego Wave are set to sell Naomi Girma to Chelsea. The star defender and fan favorite is reported to be sold for $1.1 million to the Women’s Super League side, which is a women’s football record fee. In the last few months, San Diego has lost the pillars that made up this team in the initial years of its existence. Abby Dahlkemper left before last seaso…

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