According to the Guardian, Arsenal has agreed to pay the first transfer fee of over £1 million in women's football history, and they will sign Liverpool women's football Canadian striker Olivia Smith. 20-year-old Olivia Smith will therefore...
According to the Guardian, Arsenal has agreed to pay the first transfer fee of over £1 million in women's football history, and they will sign Liverpool women's football Canadian striker Olivia Smith.
20-year-old Olivia Smith will therefore become the first player in women's football history to break the transfer fee threshold of one million pounds. This record in the men's football field was born in 1979 and was created by Trevor Francis' transfer from Birmingham City to Nottingham Forest.
Sources revealed that the transfer fee reached by Arsenal and Liverpool exceeded the $1.1 million paid by Chelsea in January for signing US central defender Naomi Gilma, when the deal also set a world record for women's football.
Smith's debut season for Liverpool last season in the Women's Super League, scored 7 goals in 20 appearances and scored 7 goals in the final seventh in the league, accounting for nearly one-third of the team's total league goals.
The young forward, who is competent for wingers and centers, joined from Portugal Sports in July 2024 with a record transfer fee of Liverpool women's football team of slightly more than £200,000. It is reported that the remaining years of his contract are still long, but Arsenal is determined to spend huge sums of money to recruit him under his command.
It is reported that Liverpool has rejected multiple offers from multiple clubs for Smith, but after reaching an agreement with North London club, Liverpool will receive five times the return on the cost of introducing Smith 12 months ago.
After winning the Women's Champions League, Arsenal is seeking to strengthen to continue its momentum. They have signed up for free from Manchester City, and have given Taylor Hinz a visa after his contract with Liverpool expires, but introducing Smith means a bigger investment.
Before Gilma transfers to Chelsea, Zambia international Rachel Kundananji transferred to the Bay Area women's football team in 2024 for US$860,000, which was the world's highest transfer fee record for women's football.
