Arsenal to make Liverpool’s Olivia Smith first £1m transfer in women’s football
Arsenal to break world record by signing Olivia Smith
- Arsenal have had a world-record bid accepted by Liverpool for forward Olivia Smith.
- The transfer is set to make Smith, a 20-year-old Canada international, the first £1m signing in women’s football.
- Arsenal secured Smith's signature despite competition from several clubs, including Women’s Super League champions Chelsea.
- This move eclipses the previous women's world-record transfer of £900,000, set by Chelsea for US international Naomi Girma in January.
- Arsenal's aggressive transfer market activity follows their Women’s Champions League win, as they aim to strengthen their squad and compete domestically.