Arsenal complete world-record £1m Olivia Smith signing from Liverpool
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Forward’s fee eclipses $1.1m paid by Chelsea for Girma
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Canadian describes move to Arsenal as ‘an honour’
The first £1m transfer in women’s football has been completed after the Canada forward Olivia Smith concluded her record-breaking move from Liverpool to Arsenal.
The 20-year-old has signed a four-year contract with the European champions and, although the fee is officially undisclosed, multiple sources say it is the game’s first to reach the £1m mark, as revealed by the Guardian a week ago, in a historic moment for the sport. The previous highest was the $1.1m (£890,000) paid by Chelsea for the US centre-back Naomi Girma in January.