Chelsea make world-record bid to sign Hacken’s Felicia Schroder
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Chelsea have made a bid for striker Felicia Schroder from BK Hacken that would represent a world-record fee in women’s football.
This season’s outgoing Women’s Super League (WSL) champions, who finished third in England’s top flight this season, have made a bid in the region of €1.4m (£1.2m; $1.6m) to sign the 19-year-old forward.
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Schroder was part of the Hacken team that won the inaugural UEFA Women’s Europa Cup this season, scoring four goals in the two-legged final against domestic rival Hammarby including a hat-trick in the second-leg.
Her exploits were the latest example of her natural talent in front of goal.
Schroder finished the 2025 campaign for Hacken with 45 goals and 12 assists in 42 matches across all competitions, including eight in the triumphant Europa Cup campaign and 30 in the Damallsvenskan as Hacken won the league to automatically qualify for next season’s Champions League group stages.
Schroder has attracted interest from several clubs across Europe, according to multiple sources who wished to remain anonymous to protect relationships.
What is the record transfer in women’s football?
The Chelsea bid, which arrived earlier this month, would represent a world-record transfer fee in the women’s game.
The current official record transfer fee was set in August 2025 when Orlando Pride signed Lizbeth Ovalle from Mexican side Tigres UANL for $1.5m (£1.1m).
That eclipsed the £1m ($1.3m) that last year’s Champions League winners Arsenal paid Liverpool to sign Canada forward Olivia Smith.
Prior to that, the record had been broken in January 2025 when USWNT defender Naomi Girma joined Chelsea in a $1.1m (£850k) deal from the San Diego Wave.
London City Lionesses were reported to have broken Ovalle’s record in September 2o25 to sign France midfielder Grace Geyoro from Paris Saint-Germain for €1.65m ($1.93m; £1.43m). However, the London club have denied the fee broke Ovalle’s existing record.
Chelsea prioritise forward arrivals
Chelsea need to increase their attacking options following an uncharacteristically underwhelming season in front of goal. Chelsea, who finished third in the WSL and failed to win the league title for the first time in seven years, scored just 44 goals, their lowest since 2017-18.
Sonia Bampastor’s side’s 49-point tally was their worst over a full, 12-team WSL campaign.
Australia striker Sam Kerr announced she will leave the club upon the expiry of her contract in the summer, while USWNT forward Catarina Macario departed the club in January for San Diego Wave.
Chelsea’s options at centre-forward, as it stands, include Mayra Ramirez, who has not played all season — bar a handful of minutes on Saturday — due to injury, and Aggie Beever-Jones. Academy graduate Beever-Jones is yet to sign a new deal, despite her contract, which has the option to extend for a year, expiring in the summer.
Chelsea have made other efforts to improve their attacking ranks, including making a £1m salary offer to there-time WSL Golden Boot winner Khadija “Bunny” Shaw, whose contract with Manchester City expires at the end of the month.
Chelsea are currently favourites to sign Shaw, with contract negotiations between City and Shaw breaking down earlier in the year, according to multiple sources.
However, no decision has yet been made with Shaw stating after lifting the WSL trophy with City last week that “Manchester is my home”.
This article originally appeared in The Athletic.
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