Barcelona Break Transfer Record to Sign Manchester City Superstar

• Spanish club Barcelona have signed Keira Walsh from English powerhouse Manchester City
• The mercurial midfielder joined the Catalan outfit for a fee reported to be in the region of £350,000
• The 25-year-old England midfielder has thus become the most expensive player in women's football

England international midfielder Keira Walsh has joined Spanish giants FC Barcelona from Manchester City.

According to Skysports, the 25-year-old has signed for Catalonia outfit for a fee reported to be in excess of £350,000, a world record fee for a female footballer.

The previous most expensive footballer was Pernille Harder who completed a switch from Wolfsburg to Chelsea in 2020 for a fee of around £250,000.

Walsh is now free to ply his trade with Barcelona and arrange a medical with the club.

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The 25-year-old made six appearances as England won the 2022 Women's Euros in July.

Walsh, who is in the final year of her contract, has spent her entire senior career with City.

The versatile midfielder has clinched one Women's Super League title, three FA Cups and four EFL Cups to her name.

She has become the second Manchester City player to join Barcelona, after fellow England and former Cityzens teammate Lucy Bronze switched to Camp Nou on a free transfer earlier this summer.

Walsh was adjudged the best player at the Euros final against Germany in July. She will travel to Barcelona in the coming days.

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Both strikers, who vied for the Golden Boot award for many years in the Bundesliga, made moves to new clubs before the start of the new season.

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