Barça announces the most expensive signing in the history of women's football

The FC Barcelona has arrived to an agreement with the Manchester City for the traspaso of the player Keira Walsh, midfield player of 25 years by which will pay near of the 400.000 euros, according to information advanced by 'Sport'. The footballer, champion of the world the past summer with England, will sign for the next three seasons like Barcelona footballer.

🤝 Acord amb The Manchester City pel traspàs of Keira Walsh

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To fault of official communiqué, the figure that the Barça will credit to the City by the traspaso of Walsh will mean a record in the feminine football, as it would surpass the 350.000 euros that Chelsea paid to the Wolfsburgo in the signing of Pernille Harder. The footballer finish agreement with the celestial group the next month of June, but the need of the group culé to reinforce the medullary has been priority for the sportive direction of the Barça.

The break of the ligament crossed previous of the left knee that suffered Alexia Putellas in the previous of the Eurocopa, that will keep him out of the terrains of varied game months, did that the club posed reinforce this position. Although Walsh is used to to fall more like interior, usual position of Patri Pebble, treats of an operation that will give alternatives to Jonatan Giráldez in the centre of the field.

The English midfield player, as it explained in an interview in 'The Athletic', grew seeing to Busquets and Touré Yaya in the Barça of Guardiola. Also it recognised to have seen "a lot of videos" of when Pep was player. The wish of Walsh to get dressed of Barcelona was so important that when the negotiations between clubs were stagnated, the mediocampista insisted so that they restarted the conversations again, contributing a part of the 400.000 euros of his traspaso, aims the information of 'Sport'.

Five reinforcements of first level

The Barça feminine will have a staff with several important retouchings. In addition to Walsh, to the City Condal have arrived the English Lucy Bronze, champion of Europe; Geyse Ferreira, Pichichi the past season with the Real Madrid. Besides Giráldez will be able to explain for the new course with Nuria Radish, lateral left-handed with good experience and with Salma Paralluelo, recently champion of the world Sub 20 with the Spanish selection.