London Metropolis Lionesses chief govt Martin Semmens has denied the membership paid a world-record switch charge for Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Grace Geyoro.
It had been reported the deal for the 28-year-old was price £1.43m, beating the £1.1m paid by Orlando Pleasure to Tigres UANL for Mexico winger Lizbeth Ovalle final month.
Nonetheless, Lionesses’ sources insist the deal is price a determine of as much as £1m together with add-ons, which has been echoed by Semmens.
“It is a fantastic signing and a fantastic player, but the numbers are not quite right. I suspect those figures are more promoted from the other side,” he instructed talkSPORT.
“It is a big deal around the £1m mark but not a world record, sadly.”
Geyoro’s deal displays the very fact PSG didn’t need to promote her, however the 28-year-old was open to a transfer to the WSL this summer time.
She had spent her whole profession on the Premiere Membership, making 250 appearances and scoring 50 targets since coming via their academy.
London Metropolis Lionesses head coach Jocelyn Precheur labored with Geyoro at PSG and stated: “Grace has so many qualities, technically and physically, but what people maybe don’t know is what she can bring to the changing room.
“She’s a whole participant with a number of expertise and a participant I do know very properly. It has been lengthy talks throughout the summer time to make this deal, however I am very glad, I am very comfortable and I am wanting ahead to start out working along with her.”
Geyoro has finished as a runner-up in the Women’s Champions League twice and won the top flight once, plus lifted three French Cups.
Geyoro has also earned 103 caps for France and started three of their four matches at Euro 2025, scoring twice as they reached the quarter-finals.
Women’s Super League newcomers London City have signed several high-profile players this summer, including Jana Fernandez from Barcelona, Danielle van de Donk from Lyon, former Manchester United captain Katie Zelem and 74-cap England forward Nikita Parris.
On Thursday, they signed left-back Lucia Corrales from Barcelona for a fee of around £430,000 on a four-year deal.
However, London City were unable to agree a deal for Arsenal striker Beth Mead despite making a significant offer.
Precheur said: “I haven’t got all the main points of this deal. I talked along with her and it was a pleasure to speak with such an exquisite participant. After she made the choice to remain at Arsenal, I respect this selection and I respect this participant.”
Sky Sports is the home of the WSL – what’s new this season?
As part of Sky’s new bumper rights partnership with the Women’s Super League, Sky Sports will broadcast 118 matches from the WSL every season, up more than three times from the number of games previously shown with 78 fixtures shown exclusively.
Sky Sports will celebrate a landmark WSL season with a new flagship programme dedicated to Sunday lunchtime kick-offs.
The show will offer a 60-minute build-up from 11am, featuring the latest breaking news from every ground, plus more behind-the-scenes content than ever before.
The Sky Sports app also makes it easier than ever to follow the action on mobile with vertical video highlights, match centres packed with scores and stats available for FREE to all fans, plus live streams for Sky Sports customers.
Free-to-watch match highlights from EVERY WSL game will continue to be served up on the Sky Sports website and App.
