Canadian women s international team transfers to "arsen" British media says the first female football player worth millions of pounds

Xinhua News Agency, London, July 17 (Reporter Ma Bangjie) Arsenal Club announced on the 17th that Canadian women's football international Olivia Smith has transferred from Liverpool to the "Arsenal" women's football team. It is reported that her transfer fee is a record 1 million pounds (1 pound is about 9.6 yuan).

Arsenal announced on its official website that the defending women's football champion club has signed a long-term contract with Smith, but has not disclosed the amount of the transfer fee.

According to several local media in the UK, the 20-year-old striker's transfer fee is 1 million pounds. That broke the record set by Chelsea in January when the London club signed U.S. defender Naomi Gilma from San Diego Waves for about £900,000.

The first male football player in history to be worth millions is Trevor Francis. In 1979, Nottingham Forest spent a huge amount of money to buy him, setting a record that caused a sensation in football. 46 years later, a female football player worth millions of pounds was also born.

Smith said: "It is a glory to be able to sign Arsenal. I have always dreamed of competing for the highest honor in England and Europe, and I am looking forward to starting a new journey as soon as possible and contributing my strength to Arsenal's goal."