London City Lionesses marked their arrival in the Women's Super League by completing the blockbuster signing of France midfielder Grace Geyoro from Paris Saint-Germain on Friday, making her one of the world's most expensive female players.

Responding to reports in the British media saying London City paid a world-record fee of 1.4 million pounds ($1.88 million), club chief executive Martin Semmens told talkSPORT radio: “It’s a big deal, it’s in and around the 1 million (pounds) mark ($1.35 million), but it’s not actually a world record, sadly.”

The biggest fee paid for a female soccer player is $1.5 million by the Orlando Pride to sign Mexico star Lizbeth Ovalle from Tigres UANL last month.

Neither London City nor PSG Féminines disclosed the exact fee for Geyoro when announcing the tran

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