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The Guardian - UK
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Tom Garry

Grace Geyoro and Alyssa Thompson ready to take up Olivia Smith’s challenge in WSL’s £1m club

Alyssa Thompson Grace Geyoro Olivia Smith WSL Chelsea London City Arsenal London City Lionesses NWSL Paris Saint-Germain
France's Grace Geyoro, Arsenal's Olivia Smith and Chelsea's Alyssa Thompson.
France’s Grace Geyoro (left) and USA forward Alyssa Thompson (right) will be hoping to make as big a first impression as Olivia Smith did for Arsenal last weekend. Composite: Reuters; Offside/Getty Images; Chelsea FC/Getty Images

The women’s game’s first £1m signing, Olivia Smith, wasted no time at all in demonstrating her worth as she scored a goal‑of‑the‑season contender on her debut for Arsenal. As the Women’s Super League’s approaches its second weekend, the gauntlet has already been thrown down for the second and third players to arrive in the WSL for a seven-figure transfer fee to respond.

Chelsea’s new signing, Alyssa Thompson, and the newest arrival at London City Lionesses, Grace Geyoro, are in line for their debuts on Sunday. Chelsea travel to Aston Villa and London City host Manchester United at midday.

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