Mayra Ramirez: Chelsea set to sign Levante striker for club-record fee after Sam Kerr's ACL injury
Mayra Ramirez has impressed at Levante, scoring six goals in seven league games this season after netting 14 times last term; Chelsea have been keen on signing a striker after Sam Kerr suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury earlier this month
Sky Sports News reporter
Tuesday 23 January 2024 15:46, UK
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Chelsea Women are close to signing Colombia striker Mayra Ramirez for a club-record fee.
The 24-year-old has impressed at Levante, scoring six goals in seven league games this season after netting 14 times last term.
Chelsea have been keen on signing a striker in this window after Sam Kerr suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury during a warm weather training camp in Morocco earlier this month.
Ramirez is set to become Chelsea's most expensive signing, surpassing the £250,000 fee paid for Pernille Harder from Wolfsburg in 2020.
The 24-year-old has made 30 appearances for Colombia and helped her country reach the 2023 Women's World Cup quarter-finals where they were beaten by eventual runners-up England.
She is expected to replace Kerr, who has been a talismanic figure for the Blues, scoring 58 times in 73 WSL games across four and a half seasons and twice winning the top flight's Golden Boot during that time.
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Chelsea manager Emma Hayes had told reporters last week there was enough quality within her squad to replace the Australia striker before Lauren James hit a hat-trick on Saturday in a 3-1 win over Manchester United.
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The Blues are set to recoup a significant amount of Ramirez's fee
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