Barcelona to break world-record fee for Euro 2022 winner Keira Walsh

According to

,

are still in advanced talks to sign the England hero,

from the English club.

is reluctant to sell as well, having rejected three previous offers Barcelona made to sign

, Keira Walsh. However, City is already looking at possible replacements for the Women's European Championship 2022 winner who is in the final year of her contract.

's £300k move to

from Wolfsburg in September 2020 was the previous world record fee paid for a female player as City wants the Spanish giants to break that record to sign Walsh.

Being named the player of the final match, Walsh played a key role for England as they won

this summer. The 25-year-old has made 189 appearances since her City debut in 2014, scoring eight goals. A regular for Lionesses, Walsh has also capped 49 times for her national team.

With

Caroline Weir

joining Real Madrid,

Georgia Stanway

signing for Bayern Munich, and

moving to Barcelona, City has already weakened in several areas ahead of the new WSL season. The Citizens kick off their new league campaign on Sunday at home against Arsenal.

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