Chelsea are closing in on the signing of San Diego Wave centre-back Naomi Girma for a world-record fee exceeding $1 million.

San Diego Wave and American international center-back Naomi Girma agreed to move to English side Chelsea for a world-record women's transfer fee of $1.1 million, The Athletic's Meg Linehan reported Tuesday.

Chelsea Women have agreed to terms with the San Diego Wave for the transfer of U.S. women’s national team defender Naomi Girma for a record $1.1 million fee, according to sources briefed on the negotiations.

San Diego Wave and USWNT star Naomi Girma has been linked with European giants Lyon and Chelsea in what would be a world record transfer fee for a women's soccer player

English champion Chelsea is finalizing a transfer for United States women’s national team defender Naomi Girma from the NWSL’s San Diego Wave FC, sources confirmed to The Equalizer. Chelsea is expected to pay a fee of over $1 million for Girma,

San Diego Wave and USWNT defender Naomi Girma is closing in on a record $1.1 million transfer to Chelsea, per a report from The Athletic.

Chelsea have reportedly agreed to terms with San Diego Wave to sign USWNT star Naomi Girma in a record transfer