Chelsea have confirmed the signing of Angel Metropolis ahead Alyssa Thompson for a payment of round £1m.
The 20-year-old turns into the third participant this summer season to signal for a WSL membership for a payment of £1m, after Olivia Smith joined Arsenal final month and London Metropolis Lionesses signed Grace Geyoro in a world document deal of £1.43m on Friday.
Thompson has signed a five-year contract and the deal, with add-ons, may very well be barely larger than Geyoro’s transfer.
The ahead made 69 appearances for Angel Metropolis, scoring 15 targets and is the third participant to depart the LA membership in favour of the English top-flight this summer season, after Alanna Kennedy and Katie Zelem joined London Metropolis Lionesses.
Thompson stated: “Chelsea is such an amazing club, one of the best in the world. Being able to play with players that are the best in the world is an amazing opportunity at such a young age and I want to learn, grow and develop a lot. I feel like Chelsea is such an amazing environment to do that in.”
Angel Metropolis’s proprietor Alexis Ohanian took a minority stake in Chelsea in Could.
Thompson, who has 22 worldwide caps, will be part of USWNT team-mates Catarina Macario and US vice captain Naomi Girma as the most recent member of Sonia Bompastor’s squad as they go in quest of a seventh straight WSL title.
Girma signed for the Blues after Chelsea agreed a then-world document payment with San Diego Wave value £890,000 ($1.1m) in January.
Smith was the primary to interrupt that document when switching from Liverpool to the Gunners in August.
Chelsea’s title defence kicks off in opposition to Manchester Metropolis, stay on Sky Sports activities, on Friday night.
Electrifying Thompson has potential to develop into world-beater
Sky Sports activities Information’ Anton Toloui:
“Chelsea spending £1m on Thompson, a young winger with international experience, mirrors Arsenal’s approach when they signed Olivia Smith in a similar deal.
“The large golf equipment are signing highly-skilled attackers with electrifying expertise, who haven’t solely performed on the world stage, however possess the potential to develop into the perfect gamers within the sport.
“The tactic adds quality to their teams in the short-term but also means they have an appreciating asset in an ever-growing market.
“£1m gamers could also be uncommon in 2025, however may very well be the norm in a couple of years. In that case, and if Thompson units the WSL ablaze like she’s anticipated to, she might properly develop into a discount.”
Sky Sports activities is the house of the WSL – what’s new this season?
As a part of Sky’s new bumper rights partnership with the Girls’s Tremendous League, Sky Sports activities will broadcast 118 matches from the WSL each season, up greater than thrice from the variety of video games beforehand proven with 78 fixtures proven solely.
Sky Sports activities will have fun a landmark WSL season with a brand new flagship programme devoted to Sunday lunchtime kick-offs.
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Welcome to the brand new Sky Sports activities WSL YouTube channel, dwelling of all the pieces WSL, with match highlights, stay matches, unique interviews and your likelihood to see the celebrities of the sport in methods you have by no means seen earlier than.
The present will provide a 60-minute build-up from 11am, that includes the newest breaking information from each floor, plus extra behind-the-scenes content material than ever earlier than.
The Sky Sports activities app additionally makes it simpler than ever to comply with the motion on cell with vertical video highlights, match centres full of scores and stats out there for FREE to all followers, plus stay streams for Sky Sports activities clients.
Free-to-watch match highlights from EVERY WSL sport will proceed to be served up on the Sky Sports activities web site and App.
