Chelsea has stuck a deal to acquire San Diego Wave and U.S. defender Naomi Girma, a person with knowledge of the transfer agreement told The Associated Press.

The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the transfer, which had not been finalized. The transfer agreement is for $1.1 million,

San Diego Wave and American international center-back Naomi Girma agreed to move to English side Chelsea for a world-record women's transfer fee of $1.1 million, The Athletic's Meg Linehan reported Tuesday.