Chelsea have announced the signing of French defender Eve Perisset to their women's team to complete their first transfer under new ownership. The 27-year-old has signed on a three-year deal and will join from Bordeaux on July 1st.
It is the Blues' first signing since the group led by Todd Boehly and including Clearlake Capital completed their takeover of the club from Roman Abramovich. That saw the special licence Chelsea had to operate under due to Ambramovich's sanctions no longer needed. Under the conditions of the licence, the west London side were unable to engage in new contracts and, as a consequence, unable to complete transfers.
The immediate aftermath of the takeover has already seen Chelsea extend their first deals in Emma Hayes' team, while Northern Ireland international Sam McClelland has seen a clause in his deal activated to ensure he is contracted to Cobham for another season.
