Lionesses midfielder, who had one 12 months left on her Metropolis contract, is near a transfer for a payment of round £350,000 that will beat the value paid for Pernille Tougher in 2020
Keira Walsh earned her fiftieth England cap during the 10-0 victory over Luxembourg on Tuesday. {Photograph}: Catherine Ivill/Getty PhotosKeira Walsh earned her fiftieth England cap during the 10-zero victory over Luxembourg on Tuesday. {Photograph}: Catherine Ivill/Getty PhotosPA MediaWed 7 Sep 2022 06.Fifty 4 EDTFinal modified on Wed 7 Sep 2022 09.19 EDT
Barcelona have agreed a global-file cost with Manchester Metropolis for the England midfielder Keira Walsh. The 25-yr-antique, one of many stars of the Lionesses’ Euro 2022 achievement over the summer season season, has been with Metropolis on account that 2014 and has a 12 months final on her contract.
It’s thought that when earlier bids from Barça for Walsh had been rejected, a price – reportedly spherical £350,000 – has now been agreed earlier than Wednesday’s 11pm Spanish change closing date, which could see her turn into the world’s most highly-priced lady footballer.
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Two years previously the Denmark midfielder Pernille Tougher joined Chelsea from Wolfsburg for what was mentioned to be a international-file payment in extra of £250,000.
Completion of Walsh’s transfer would add to the listing of England gamers to have departed Metropolis this summer season, which incorporates Lucy Bronze leaving to sal for the an identical Spanish membership in June. Georgia Stanway has moved to Bayern Munich, at the same time as Ellen White and Jill Scott have retired.
Barcelona are the Spanish title holders, and have been Champions League runners-up remaining season, a yr on from beating Chelsea four-zero to win the opposition.
Metropolis completed 1/3 contained in the Ladies’s Tremendous League remaining season and have been eliminated inside the first qualifying spherical of this season’s Champions League qualifiers.
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Walsh, who received the 2016 WSL determine, three FA Cups and 4 League Cups with Metropolis, earned her fiftieth England cap in Tuesday’s 10-zero win over Luxembourg in Stoke. She moreover performed for Crew GB on the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
