A fee meant to be secret and a ‘lone wolf’s’ bidding war
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Arsenal have broken the women’s transfer record with the signing of Olivia Smith from Liverpool for a world record fee of £1 million.
Olivia Smith has played just 1,578 minutes of top-flight football, but that was enough for Arsenal. In just one season at Liverpool, the 20-year-old convinced the Gunners she was good enough for them to make her the first £1million player in the history of women’s football.
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