English midfielder Keira Walsh became the most expensive footballer in history when she moved from Manchester City to Barcelona for 400,000 euros.
As the transfer window expired, the Catalan club broke the record previously set by Danish striker Pernille Harder when Chelsea paid German Wolfsburg €350,000 in 2020.
The central midfielder, 25, is one of the figures of the English team that conquered the Women’s European Championship last July and played for eight years at Manchester City. In the English league he has played 97 games since his debut in 2017, scoring 6 goals and giving 14 assists.
It is not the only sensitive loss for the English club. In addition to Walsh, Lucy Bronze, Georgia Stanway and Caroline Weir have left the team. he players were four fundamental pillars of Manchester.
For its part, the culé club has reinforced its squad with several players: the most prominent is precisely Walsh’s former and new partner, Lucy Bronze; Nuria Rábano also arrived from the Royal Society; the Brazilian Geyse Ferreira who left Madrid CFF; the outstanding young striker with the U20 champion Salma Paralluelo ended her contract with Villareal to join Barcelona; 16-year-old Vicky López also left the CFF to join the team led by Jonatan Giraldez.
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