{"id":617537,"date":"2022-09-02T14:06:26","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T18:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=617537"},"modified":"2022-09-02T14:14:01","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T18:14:01","slug":"chelsea-women-world-record-grace-geyoro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/02\/chelsea-women-world-record-grace-geyoro\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea Women Preparing \u2018World Record\u2019 Bid for French International Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Women have been active in this transfer window, with several players coming through the doors. With some time left in the window, the team could be on the verge of pulling off a blockbuster move for Grace Geyoro.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2022\/09\/02\/chelsea-women-ready-smash-world-record-transfer-fee-sign-grace\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Telegraph<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0is reporting that Emma Hayes&#8217; side are prepared to offer a &#8220;women&#8217;s football world record transfer fee&#8221; for the 25-year-old. The club has previously broken the women&#8217;s transfer record when they signed Pernille Harder for a fee in excess of\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11095\/12210151\/pernille-harder-chelsea-world-record-transfer-fee-doesnt-faze-forward\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a3250,000<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in September of 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea Preparing World Record Offer for Grace Geyoro<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Understand Chelsea are willing to smash the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/woso?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#woso<\/a> transfer record to sign Grace Geyoro if a deal can be reached by Thursday. As she&#39;s made clear, Geyoro wants the move. But sources say PSG need to line up a replacement first. It&#39;s not done yet. More here:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y8dnWVSO72\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/Y8dnWVSO72<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tom Garry (@TomJGarry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomJGarry\/status\/1565717059304144896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Top Class<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The French international midfielder is a great player who has been an ever-present part of the Paris Saint-Germain squad since 2016. She was the driving force behind the team&#8217;s recent successes which included a Division 1 Feminine win in 2020\/21 and two Coupe de France Feminine wins, as well as two Champions League runner-up medals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/10\/chelsea-women-international-defenders\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Women Sign Two International Defenders<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to The Telegraph&#8217;s report, the Blues would almost have to double the record fee they paid for Harder in order to entice Geyoro away from Paris.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/blueboyDD11\/status\/1565733217579085825<\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Player Keen On The Move<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As per The Telegraph, the player herself is keen on the move having spoken highly of Chelsea in a recent interview with RMC Sport, confessing her desire to leave Paris and &#8220;<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RMCsport\/status\/1564626832581877762?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">know something else<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;, which will encourage the current Women&#8217;s Super League champions in their pursuit of the French international star.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/02\/england-women-triumph-at-euro-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">England Women Triumph at Euro 2022 What It Means for the Women&#8217;s Game<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If signed, the midfielder will be paired up with former Lyon rival Kadeisha Buchanan who made the move to London earlier this summer. The French midfielder would become the eighth signing of the off-season for the Blues who have also picked up Buchanan, Eve Perisset, and Katerina Svitkova among others.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea Women have been active in this transfer window, with several players coming through the doors. 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