Keira Walsh closing in on sensational transfer deadline day move to Chelsea from Barcelona

KEIRA WALSH is acceptable to go Chelsea’s latest precocious illustration signing with the nine closing successful connected a deadline time swoop for England ace. 

The midfielder, antecedently linked with Arsenal, is acceptable to articulation the WSL giants 4 days aft they signed USA defender Naomi Girma. 

The Blues person agreed a transportation interest of £500,000 with Walsh’s existent side Barcelona, according to Sky Sports. 

The erstwhile Man City ace is owed to person a aesculapian with Chelsea aiming to seal their woody earlier today's January transportation deadline. 

The England prima volition beryllium eligible to diagnostic for Sonia Bompastor’s squad successful the Champions League knockout signifier with the quarter-finals taking spot successful March. 

Chelsea’s signing of Walsh volition beryllium a monolithic coup for the squad who are presently apical of the Women’s Super League and chasing an eighth top-flight rubric win. 

Last September reports successful Spain claimed WSL rivals had a grounds transportation bid for the midfielder rejected

The Rochdale-born player, who began her elder nine vocation astatine Blackburn Rovers astatine the property of 16, has evolved into 1 of the sports’s astir talented midfielders. 

The player, who grew up watching Spanish football, played a cardinal relation successful helping Manchester City triumph the WSL rubric successful 2016 successful the 2nd twelvemonth of her eight-year stint astatine the club. 

And aft joining Barcelona successful September 2022, for a past satellite grounds £400,000 fee, Walsh has gone connected to go an integral portion of  the LaLiga giants. 

In summation to making 54 apical formation appearances for the nine whose stars see Ballon d’Or winners Aitana Bonmati and Alexia Putellas, the midfielder lifted 8 large titles. 

Her silverware wins see 2 Champions League trophies, 2 La Liga Women’s titles and 3 Spanish Super Cups. 

The midfielder was besides among the nominees for past year’s Fifa champion women’s subordinate of the twelvemonth gong which was awarded to Bonmati. 

Since providing an assistance connected her elder England debut successful a 5-0 World Cup qualifier decision of Kazakhstan, Walsh has besides shone connected the planetary stage. 

The midfielder started successful each azygous 1 of the Lionesses’ matches during the 2022 Women’s Euros. 

Among her tourney highlights was a standout walk that led to Ella Toone’s opening extremity successful their 2-1 tourney last defeat of Germany astatine Wembley. 

And she is successful beardown contention for a spot successful Sarina Wiegman’s squad up of this year’s Euros successful July. 

Walsh’s impending Blues determination comes 2 and a fractional years connected from Chelsea being linked with the subordinate anterior to her Barcelona move. 

The nine made headlines earlier this period by signing Naomi Girma from San Diego Wave for a grounds breaking US$1.1million dollar fee

Walsh’s power volition spot her go the 2nd England prima the Blues person signed from Barcelona pursuing Lucy Bronze joining arsenic a escaped cause successful July past year.