Chelsea have signed England midfielder Keira Walsh from Barcelona. The 27-year-old, who spent eight years at Manchester City before joining Barcelona, has signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with Chelsea. The Women's Super League transfer deadline was on Thursday but the deal was only announced on Friday.

Sonia Bompastor's Blues broke the world transfer record themselves earlier in the January transfer window, bringing in San Diego Wave centre-back Naomi Girma, who became the first female footballer to be bought for $1 million.

Keira Walsh is set to join Chelsea after the Women's Super League side agreed a deal with Barcelona for the England star, sources have told ESPN.

Chelsea have agreed an £800,000 deal for England midfielder Keira Walsh to join on the Women's Super League's transfer deadline day. Barcelona had been unwilling to sell but it is believed Chelsea's bid was accepted late on Wednesday evening and Walsh is due in London for a medical on Thursday.

Thursday’s transfer deadline has come and gone in women’s professional football, and the window has now slammed shut without an official word about the signing of Keira Walsh. Chelsea were the talk of rumor-town the last couple days,