"Chelsea are on the verge of signing the United States winger Alyssa Thompson from Angel City on the Women's Super League's transfer deadline day, for an upfront fee understood to be just shy of $1.5m (1.1m), which sources say could climb close to a world-record sum with potential add-ons. The 20-year-old completed a medical on Thursday in London, after boarding a flight from Los Angeles late on Wednesday night, amid extensive negotiations between the two clubs."
"All parties are increasingly confident the move will be finalised in time for the 11pm BST transfer deadline. The current world record transfer fee for a women's footballer stands at the $1.5m that was paid by Orlando Pride last month to sign Lizbeth Ovalle from the Mexican side Tigres, which eclipsed the 1m move by Arsenal to sign Olivia Smith from Liverpool in July."
"They are understood to have met the release clause for the Spain youth international in the region of 500,000 (435,000). But London City Lionesses could still break the world record by the end of the night as they are believed to have been in advanced talks to sign the France midfielder Grace Geyoro from Paris Saint-Germain. Geyoro has three years left on her existing contract."
Chelsea are closing in on the signing of 20-year-old United States winger Alyssa Thompson from Angel City for an upfront fee understood to be just shy of $1.5m, with potential add-ons that could approach a world-record sum. Thompson completed a medical in London after flying from Los Angeles amid intensive negotiations. All parties expect the transfer to be completed before the 11pm BST deadline. The current women's world-record fee is $1.5m, paid by Orlando Pride for Lizbeth Ovalle. The WSL window also saw London City Lionesses sign Barcelona youngster Lucia Corrales after meeting a release clause near 500,000. Lionesses are in advanced talks for France midfielder Grace Geyoro, who has three years remaining on her PSG contract.
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