WSL deadline day: Arsenal loan Kelly, Walsh to Chelsea
- Chelsea has agreed a deal to sign Barcelona's England midfielder Keira Walsh on the Women's Super League's transfer deadline day.
- The total deal is worth up to £800,000, including add-ons, according to sources at Barcelona.
- Walsh, who left Manchester City for Barcelona for a world record fee, was keen to return to England to be close to family.
- Walsh's signing makes her the second most expensive female footballer in the world, following Chelsea's earlier signing of Naomi Girma.
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England midfielder Keira Walsh leaves European champion Barcelona for Chelsea
Less than a week after splashing out a world-record fee for Naomi Girma, Chelsea has spent big again to bring England midfielder Keira Walsh back to the Women’s Super League. Walsh has left European champion Barcelona after 2 1/2 years…
WSL deadline day: Arsenal loan Kelly, Walsh to Chelsea
Arsenal have announced a loan move for England forward Chloe Kelly from Manchester City while Chelsea are expected to confirm the signing of her international team-mate Keira Walsh from Barcelona after a dramatic transfer deadline day in the Women's Super League.
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