(Reuters) – The women’s Super League champion Chelsea signed Danish foreigner Pernille Harder from VfL Wolfsburg on Tuesday for a value reported through British media at around 300,000 pounds, a record for the women’s match.
The 27-year-old, who scored 103 goals in 113 games for The Champions League finalist Wolfsburg, in a three-year period laden with trophies in Germany, joins a Chelsea team full of offenses such as Australian Sam Kerr and English duo Bethany England and Fran.Kirby.
“I’m excited to play for such a great club, to play with so many incredible players and to play in the league as well. The English league is so exciting right now and I’m looking ahead,” said Harder. Chelsea’s online page http://www.chelseafc.com.
Chelsea coach Emma Hayes said: “She is a team player who needs to take her game to the next level.He has selected Chelsea as the club that can take her to this level.You can play for any team in the world, however, you chose us.
Chelsea will begin defending her name at Manchester United on Sunday.
Harder’s last match for Wolfsburg was a 3–1 loss to Olympique Lyonnais in the Champions League final on Sunday.
Reporting through Philip O’Connor; Edited through Tothrough Davis
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