Women’s Super League newcomers London City Lionesses have completed the signing of Paris Saint-Germain’s Grace Geyoro for a world record fee for a female footballer of \u00a31.43 million ($1.93 million), a source with knowledge of the talks told AFP.<\/p>\n
Such a sum would surpass the \u00a31.1 million paid by Orlando Pride to Tigres UANL for Mexico winger Lizbeth Ovalle last month.<\/p>\n
“London City are delighted to announce the deadline day signing of Grace Geyoro subject to the completion of the regulatory processes,” said a club statement issued on Friday, with the 28-year-old midfielder reported to have signed a four-year contract.<\/p>\n
Geyoro has scored 23 goals in 103 appearances for France.<\/p>\n
She is the Lionesses’ 16th permanent signing in the summer transfer window as they prepare for their first season in the WSL — the top flight of English women’s football — following their promotion from the second tier.<\/p>\n
Among the others to have joined the Lionesses are experienced England forward Nikita Parris, former Manchester United captain Katie Zelem, Barcelona’s Jana Fernandez and Lyon’s Danielle van de Donk.<\/p>\n
The club was founded as an independent breakaway side from London’s Millwall Lionesses in 2019 and is the first independent club, with no connection to a men’s Premier League side, to be promoted into the WSL.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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