Chelsea have confirmed the signing of Angel City forward Alyssa Thompson for a fee of around £1m.
The 20-year-old becomes the third player this summer to sign for a WSL club for a fee of £1m, after Olivia Smith joined Arsenal last month and London City Lionesses signed Grace Geyoro in a world record deal of £1.43m on Friday.
Thompson has signed a five-year contract, and the deal, with add-ons, could be slightly higher than Geyoro’s move.
The forward made 69 appearances for Angel City, scoring 15 goals, and is the third player to depart the LA club in favour of the English top-flight this summer, after Alanna Kennedy and Katie Zelem joined London City Lionesses.
Thompson said: “Chelsea is such an amazing club, one of the best in the world. Being able to play with players that are the best in the world is an amazing opportunity at such a young age and I want to learn, grow and develop a lot. I feel like Chelsea is such an amazing environment to do that in.”
Angel City’s owner Alexis Ohanian took a minority stake in Chelsea in May.
Thompson, who has 22 international caps, will join USWNT team-mates Catarina Macario and US vice captain Naomi Girma as the newest member of Sonia Bompastor’s squad as they go in search of a seventh straight WSL title.
