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VIDEO: Chelsea break the bank! Blues announce signing of Mayra Ramirez from Levante for world-record fee

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The 24-year-old forward has signed a four-and-half-year contract with the Blues, with her former club in line to receive €450,000 (£384,000/$489,000). With further achievable add-ons of €450,000 the total fee is expected to eclipse the £400,000 paid by Barcelona to Manchester City for the services of Keira Walsh in 2022.

WHAT HAPPENED?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">The rumours are true, Mayra Ramirez is a Blue! 😎<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HolaMayra?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HolaMayra</a> <a href="https://t.co/nonZu0Vuzn">pic.twitter.com/nonZu0Vuzn</a>— Chelsea FC Women (@ChelseaFCW) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChelseaFCW/status/1750866262387802174?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 26, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WATCH THE CLIP

It's been quite the season in west London, with long-serving manager Emma Hayes announcing her <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/emma-hayes-last-dance-chelsea-injured-sam-kerr/bltba2e992d4133efa3" target="_blank">decision to take the vacant USWNT post</a>, followed by a <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/simple-innocuous-how-chelsea-star-sam-kerr-suffered-acl-damage-emma-hayes-reacts-wsl-season-ending-injury/blt91b8dc56ac9952cc" target="_blank">season-ending injury to star forward Sam Kerr</a>. Ramirez's arrival, along with the <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/sam-kerr-staying-chelsea-blues-legend-agrees-deal-in-principle-extend-contract/blte65c20c89b66e731#csde2f7c845c91c02e" target="_blank">news that Kerr has agreed a deal to keep her at Chelsea beyond the end of this season </a>comes as welcome news as the Blues ready themselves for their annual silverware hunt.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Ramirez came up against several of her new team-mates during last summer's World Cup in New Zealand and Australia. Jess Carter and Millie Bright were in charge of keeping Ramirez in check <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/england-women-player-ratings-colombia-alessia-russo-lionesses-mary-earps-world-cup/blt14c0f479075a79de#cs675669aef7fa54fd" target="_blank">during England's quarter-final clash with Colombia</a> and largely did the job as the Lionesses came from behind to secure a semi-final spot.

DID YOU KNOW?

VIDEO: Chelsea break the bank! Blues announce signing of Mayra Ramirez from Levante for world-record fee | Goal.com

Chelsea have announced the signing of Colombian international Mayra Ramirez from Levante for a fee reported to be a new world record.

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