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LONDON COLNEY, ENGLAND – JULY 15: Olivia Smith signs for Arsenal at Sobha Realty Training Centre on … More July 15, 2025 in London Colney, England. (Photo by David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images) Arsenal FC via Getty Images Canada’s 20-year-old forward Olivia Smith is now the most expensive female soccer player in the world joining European champions Arsenal from Liverpool for $1.3 million. Smith succeeds Naomi Girma ($1.1 million) as the most expensive female player in the world. She is the first Canadian in the men’s or women’s game to move for a world record transfer fee. It is also the first world record transfer in the women’s game between two clubs from the same country for 24 years. On completing her move, Smith said “it’s a privilege and an honor to sign for Arsenal. It’s my dream to compete for the biggest titles here in England and in Europe and I’m excited to get started and contribute to doing that here with Arsenal. The atmosphere the supporters create at Emirates Stadium is incredible and I can’t wait to have that behind me now.” Arsenal stated that they have signed Smith for “an undisclosed fee”. It is however been widely reported that they have paid in excess of the $1.1 million paid to San Diego Wave by Chelsea for the United States defender Girma in January. It is understood that Smith has signed a four-year contract at Arsenal. Smith is by far the youngest female player to move for a world record transfer fee. The last player in the game’s history to move in a world record transfer at a younger age was the legendary Brazilian Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima when he left PSV Eindhoven for FC Barcelona aged 19 years, 10 months. In 2019, Smith became the…

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